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.

The stage is royally set as the Orioles will welcome Kansas City to town for the beginning of the postseason starting this Tuesday. Major League Baseball announced Baltimore, who finished the regular season 91-71 and the No.

The Braves and Mets are both 88-72, and the other team in the mix, the NL West's Arizona Diamondbacks, beat the playoff-bound San Diego Padres 11-2 on Sunday to finish the regular season 89-73. The Diamondbacks winning also kept the Mets — who won 5-0 against the Milwaukee Brewers, the NL Central champions — from clinching.

Charlie Morton gave up a three-run homer to Michael Massey in the first inning and the Atlanta Braves squandered a chance to clinch a postseason berth, losing to the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals 4

The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are set to play the final two games of the 2024 MLB season, and their postseason fate, along with the Arizona Diamondbacks', hangs in the balance.