Later on Friday, the Twins were eliminated with a 7-2 loss to the Orioles.

So the American League playoff field is set; What still needs to be determined are the matchups.

Here are the playoff participants:

No. 1 seed Yankees (Eastern Champions)

No. 2 seed Guardians (Central Champions)

No. 3 seeded Astros (West champions)

WILD CARD TEAMS

Orioles (89-71), +4

Tigers (86-74), +1

Royals (85-75)

Playoff Matches

The Tigers will play their best-of-three wild card series on the road on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. If they get to No. 5, they’ll be in Baltimore. If they drop to No. 6, they will be in Houston.

If the Tigers and Royals end up with the same record, the Royals will receive the No. 5 seed because they hold the tiebreaker over the Tigers.

The Yankees and Guardians receive first-round byes.

Games on Friday

➤(At) Braves 3, Royals 0: Max Fried threw three hits over 8.2 innings to lead the Braves, but the Royals still had a chance to clinch their first postseason berth since 2015. Kansas City secured a wild card into the American League when Minnesota lost to Baltimore 7-2. A belated celebration was held in the visitors’ clubhouse at Truist Park. Sean Murphy hit a two-run home run and Marcell Ozuna trotted home on a throwing error after stealing a base for the Braves for the first time since 2022. A year ago, the Royals set a franchise record with 106 losses. Now we’re headed to the postseason for the first time since winning the 2015 World Series.