KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — The Chicago White Sox clinched a playoff berth with a 9-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, and the Baltimore Orioles were eliminated from postseason contention on their off-day, per MLB gameday Final and AL wild-card standings.
David Sandlin worked six innings — one earned run, seven strikeouts, no walks — for the win. Kyle Teel homered, his fifth, and Miguel Vargas drove in two. Salvador Perez’s solo homer, his 20th, accounted for Kansas City’s only run. Randy Dobnak took the loss.
Baltimore entered the day with a wild-card elimination number of 1 and finished the night 78-81 with an E on the wild-card board. Mid-Shore Orioles fans watched the math close without a pitch thrown in Baltimore. The club still has a three-game series at the Yankees starting Friday.
White Sox in; Orioles out — the wild-card door shut on an off-day.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: MLB.com
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