For Braves, a win over Royals equals wild-card berth

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The Atlanta Braves can punch their ticket to the playoffs with a win -- and thus a series sweep -- against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.

Atlanta (88-71) put itself in a position to clinch, thanks to Travis d'Arnaud's walk-off home run in the ninth on Saturday to take a 2-1win. That, combined with losses by the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks, gave the