The Royals took care of the Orioles in their Wild Card Series and will face the Yankees in a division series beginning Saturday.
The Tigers swept the Astros out of their Wild Card Series and will face the Guardians in a division series beginning Saturday. Incidentally, that makes this the first time since 2016 that the Astros will not be in the LCS.
The Padres defeated the Braves in their Wild Card Series and will face the Dodgers in a division series beginning Saturday.
That makes three AL Central teams in the division series round and.