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.

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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.