Players arrived at Camden Yards this morning unsure whether they’d celebrate a playoff berth later in the afternoon. Some wondered where they’d do it. Whether they’d hang around the clubhouse and wait for the result of the Mariners game or board a train to New York.

The Orioles are limping into the postseason. Their most likely first-round opponent is sprinting in. Baltimore spent the past two weekends playing mostly close games against a surging Detroit team. The Tigers went from a trade deadline seller to a September Cinderella,