All the talk over the last week was about the Royals’ scoreless streak as the offense worked through a funk at the plate. Now let’s talk about the pitching scoreless streak. It’s much more encouraging.

Two American League wild-card spots will come down to the final weekend of the regular season with the Twins desperately trying to make up ground on the Royals and Twins. A three-team battle for two National League wild-cards won’t be settled this weekend because Hurricane Helene postponed the Mets-Braves’ games in Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday nights,