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CHICAGO -- This much is certain about the Yankees’ recent hot streak: pounding upon decidedly weaker competition has them puffing their chests, strutting into September as they donned Western wear for a themed flight to Houston after Sunday’s game, boots squeaking on the jetway.

It was during the club’s stay on the South Side that Jazz Chisholm Jr. voiced their ambitions -- not only do the Yankees expect to make the postseason, which has felt inevitable for weeks, but they see the American League East’s top spot within reach.

"We all know that this is a super team,” Chisholm said. “We’ve got four MVPs on this team. We’ve got

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