MLB Standings
The Royals win their final game of the season but finish second in the Wild Card standings on tiebreaker after the Orioles win five in a row to end the season. This is significant as it means the Royals will travel to Baltimore for the Wild Card series, having lost the regular season match up 4-2.
In the National League, the Padres clinch the top Wild Card position for home advantage in the Wild Card series.
The Royals underperform their Pythagorean record by 3 games, enough to have given them home advantage in the Wild Card but not enough to overtake the White Sox.
Around the League
Injuries
Tuesday, October 2nd , 2035
Chicago Cubs: LF Mitch Jackson diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day for 4 weeks.
Monday, October 1st , 2035
Arizona Diamondbacks: RP Juan Medina diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 6 months.
San Francisco Giants: SP Juan Pardo was injured after being bit by a rabid dog. The Diagnosis: undisclosed injury. He's expected to miss about 2 weeks.