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ByHowieRumberg TheAssociatedPress TORONTO BenZobristandthe relentless Kansas City Royals showed they can play home run derby, too. And with one more win, they'll have a chance to show off their power in a re- turn trip to the World Series. Zobrist hit a two-run homer on knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's fourth pitch of the game, Alex Rios connected an inning later and the Royals romped past the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 on Tuesday for a 3-1 lead in the American League Champion- ship Series. Lorenzo Cain scored on a passed ball and Mike Mousta- kas had a sacrifice fly in an LCS-record four-run top of the first. "We're a good offensive team," Eric Hosmer said. "Our park, our style of play is a lit- tle different. We like to use our legs and be athletic, but when we come to some of these parks where the fences aren't as deep we've got some guys that can put the ball in the seats." Alcides Escobar had four RBIs and Cain drove in three runs as the Royals bounced back from an 11-8 loss Mon- A.L. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RoyalsroutBlueJays, 1wintoWorldSeries KansasCityplayshomerunderbyagainst Dickey, blows game open in late innings NATHANDENETTE—THECANADIANPRESS The Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain scores past Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (right) on a passed ball as umpire Hunter Wendelstedt makes the call during the first inning in Game 4of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday in Toronto. MATT SLOCUM — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Franklin Morales throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the ninth inning in Game 4of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday in Toronto. By Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA Colin Kaeper- nick is 1-5 as a starter against the Seattle Seahawks, but he doesn't believe that makes them invincible. "There are holes in every de- fense. There are opportunities against every defense," Kaepe- rnick said Tuesday. "We have to be able to find those and ex- ploit those." Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (2-4) will get their chance Thursday night when they welcome the Se- ahawks (2-4) into Levi's Sta- dium. The Seahawks have won the past three meetings, from the 2013 season's NFC Champion- ship Game to last season's se- ries sweep. Kaepernick hasn't passed for over 175 yards in the past five meetings, and he's never thrown more than one touch- down pass in any game. "They're a good defense. I'm not going to take credit away from what they've been able to NFL 49ers have struggled against Seahawks Seattle has won past three meetings with San Francisco heading to Thursday night BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) passes in front of Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw during the first half Sunday in Santa Clara. Thursday: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 5:25 p.m., TV on CBS, NFLN. TUNEIN ROYALS 14, BLUE JAYS 2 Series: Kansas City leads 3-1. Up next: Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07p.m. today, TV on FS1. THESCORE Staff Reports STOCKTON The Los Molinos Bulldogs volleyball team won 1 and lost 4 at a weekend tourna- ment Friday and Saturday. First up was the Lincoln Tro- jans, a 20-10 Division 1 school, at 3 p.m. Friday. The Bulldogs gave the Trojans 23 free balls and fell 25-16 and 25-11. The Enochs Eagles were next at 6 p.m. Friday and Los Moli- nos struggled in serve receiv- ing against a good, 17-10 Eagles squad. The Bulldogs lost 25-9 and 25-14. Saturday morning brought an 8:30 match against the 17-11 West Campus, which the Bulldogs lost 25-12 and 26-24. "We did not win this game, but we definitely got out of our two- week funk in this game," Chas Ko- nopka said. Splitting the first two sets, the Bulldogs lost an 11 a.m. match to the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors 25-21, 13-25 and 15-10. The Bull- dogs were up 16-10 in the first set. The Bulldogs' win would come in a 2:30 p.m. match against 2-9 Rosemont, 25-11 and 25-14. Facing an 8-15 College Park Falcons squad in the final match of the tournament, the Bulldogs would fall 25-18 and 25-15. For the tournament, Liset Castillo had 46 kills, six aces, a block and two assists; Rachel Rogers had 26 kills and 10 aces; Henna Acevedo had 11 kills, two aces, two blocks and four assists; Vanesa Cota had four kills, an ace, VOLLEYBALL Bulldogs go 1 for 5 at tourney in Stockton Mercy takes win over Westwood in 3 sets Staff Reports CHICO The Corning Cardinals field hockey team lost a match Monday against Chico, 7-6. Chico scored twice in the first half and once in the second, but Corning posted three goals in the second half to tie it up at the end of regulation. Chico eventually won in the second overtime pe- riod. Captain Whitney Armstrong took five shots and scored once, with two assists. Maggie Aulabaugh made four saves in 30 minutes of goaltend- ing and Kate Picha made 11 saves and five blocked strokes in 30 minutes. For Corning's first goal the team brought the ball down the sideline to pass across the goal from Angela Diaz to Armstrong to Gabby Peterson at the corner for the score. "Sam Mamula attacked the ball defensively and was a key to get- ting the ball up the field," said coach Teresa Lamb. Following a timeout, Arm- strong scored within 40 seconds. For the third goal, Armstrong pushed to Peterson for the score. "Ally Zuppan, Armstrong, Diaz and Peterson worked well passing the ball," Lamb said. In overtime the team played Armstrong, Brooke Barr, Picha, Diaz, Danny and Ally Zuppan and Mamula. In the shootout, Arm- strong, Diaz and Peterson scored. "Brooke Barr did a great job of shutting down their leading scorer by always having a stick on her," Lamb said. FIELD HOCKEY Corning loses to Chico in shootout in overtime, 7-6 The stunning victory of Justin Trudeau will have reverbera- tions beyond Canada's borders a er the Liberal Party leader emphatically put an end to a decade of rule by the coun- try's conservative leadership. LIBERAL PARTY LEADER Canada'sprimeminister Trudeau: 'We're back' FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 In California's drought, the struggling monarch butterfly may have found a sprinkling of hope. Homeowners ripping out thirsty lawns are dotting their new drought-tolerant land- scapes with milkweed. MILKWEED PLANTS Monarchs get help from California's drought FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 The Red Bluff Spartans cross country has a meet at Foothill High School today and the swim team is scheduled to compete at 11a.m. Thursday in the EAL/Sac River Championship at Enterprise. SPARTANS Cross country today, swimming Thursday The Pac-12had six teams in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for the second straight season. The conference has one team le from that original group still ranked: No. 10Stanford. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Pac-12 failing to live up to expectations VOLLEYBALL PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 ALCS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, October 21, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1