The Royals beat the Braves 4-2 on Sunday in Atlanta and their 86-76 record made them the second wild-card team in the American League. By winning the regular-season series with Detroit, the Royals finished ahead of the Tigers, who had an identical record.

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., center has champagne poured on him by teammates during the celebration in the locker room after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

The Kansas City Royals have finalized their starting pitching rotation for the American League Wild Card series that’s set to begin Tuesday. The Royals will start left-handed pitcher Cole Ragans in Game 1. He’ll make his first career postseason start after KC on Friday clinched its first berth in the MLB playoffs since 2015.

Baltimore indeed beat the Twins 7-2, sending the Royals on to the playoffs. They’ll open next week with an AL Wild Card series at an opponent to be determined. KC could potentially overtake the AL’s second wild-card seed by the time this weekend — and the regular-season — is done.

The Kansas City Royals shut out the Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Atlanta on Friday night. With the win, the Royals clinched a playoff spot in the American League for the first time since the 2015 season - the last time they won the World Series.

Royals captain Salvador Perez served as the designated hitter and starter Seth Lugo pitched two innings against the Braves, who beat KC 2-1 on a walk-off homer by catcher Travis d’Arnaud in the bottom of the ninth.

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As the MLB season nears its conclusion, the playoff picture continues to get clearer with each passing game. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals secured their spot in the playoffs on Friday – ending two of the longest droughts in the MLB.