Inbox: What's on deck for Burns, Dyson?

Billy Burns reacts to a line drive after it changes direction and makes a nice diving snag in the top of the 8th inningKANSAS CITY -- The defending World Series champions are on the brink of elimination from the postseason, but they aren't going out quietly.

The Royals had a five-run rally in the ninth on Saturday to win 7-4, and then took the series against the Tigers with a win on Sunday, striking a damaging blow to Detroit's postseason aspirations.

Kansas City (79-77) can still finish above .500, which would be its fourth straight year of doing so, and that hasn't happened since the 1975-80 Royals finished with winning records.

Plenty to play for.

Here's the final regular-season Royals Inbox:

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