The final weekend of MLB's regular season will not disappoint, not after what happened Friday:The Royals(!) made the postseason for the first time in 29 years(side note Bradley Pinion Jersey : ). Andthey're not done digging: The AL Central title is in reach.MORE: | The Pirates kept the heat on the Cardinals in the NL Central.The Mariners still have hope in the AL wild-card race.The Indians were eliminated despite a brilliant winning effort by Cy Young Award contender Corey Kluber.Of course, the Royals are the stars of the night. They beat the White Sox, 3-1, in Chicago to a sure themselves of at least a wild-card spot. They didn't clinch in completelyretro fashion (they usedthree pitchers instead of one, after all), but the offense harkened to the mid-'80s: KC scored its runs in the first inning on an RBI triple and two run-scoring singles.Royals legend George Deebo Samuel Jersey Brett, who was at third base when the teamwon the'85 World Series, watched the drought end in person:Your browser does not support iframes.Even more good news for this year's Royals: They're just a game behind the first-place Tigers with two games to play. Detroit fell at home to Minnesota,11-4.The Tigers, for their part, are projecting confidence."We're still up a game, so the pre sure is all on the Royals," center fielder Rajai Davis told reporters. "This is still in our hands."The Royals' victory signaled the end for theIndians, butClevelandwent down with a fight. It beat the Rays, 1-0, behind Kluber, who struck out 11 over eight innings and finished his season with an MLB-high 269 Ks."He looked like he was on a mi sion, but he's looked like that all season," Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters. "That was CoreyKluberat his best, and he's done it so many times."That other big questionin the AL: Will it be the A's or Mariners for the second wild card? Answer? We still don't know.Oakland put itself in position to clinchby beating nemesis Texas, 6-2. That put the pre sure on Seattle, which responded with a 4-3triumph at homeover the Fred Warner Jersey Angels, whoclinched the best record in the majors with the Orioles' 4-2 lo s to the Blue Jays.The NL teams are all set, which puts all the focus on theCentral race. The Pirates maintained the pre sure bybeating the Reds, 3-1. TheCardinals answered bybeatingthe Diamondbacks Richard Sherman Jersey , 7-6 in 10 innings. The dual wins guaranteed that whoever finishes second will host the NL wild-card game against the Giants.Pittsburgh took the lead in the eighth whenTravis Snider's line drive eluded Reds rightfielder Jay Bruce and became an RBI double."Every once in a while, you hit one on the screws, and it has that knuckleball effect," saidSnider, who started in right for the Pirates. "It's a tough play for an outfielder. As an outfielder, you're going to see balls like that. I've hit a few."Cardinals shortstopJhonny Peralta's RBI singlebroke a tie in the 10thafter the D-backs had tied the game with threeruns in the eighth.No, the weekendwill certainly not disappoint.Magic numbersTigers 2, Cardinals 2AL CentralDetroit, 89-71, ---Kansas City, 88-72, 1 GBAL wild cardKansas City, 88-72, +1Oakland, 87-73, ---Seattle, 85-75, 2 GBNL CentralSt. Louis, 89-71, ---Pittsburgh,88-72, 1GBSaturday's Jason Verrett Jersey key gamesAmerican LeagueMinnesota (Nolasco 5-12) at Detroit (Lobstein 1-1), 7:08 p.m.Kansas City (D.Duffy 9-11) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 10-11), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (Samardzija 5-5) at Texas (D.Holland 2-0), 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 13-10) at Seattle (Paxton 6-4), 9:10 p.m.NationalLeaguePittsburgh (F.Liriano 7-10) at Cincinnati (Simon 15-10), 1:05 p.m.St. Louis (Lynn 15-10) at Arizona (Miley 8-12), 8:10 p.m.