Yankees enter final week with Blue Jays still in sight, easy schedule

With the regular season winding down, the Yankees return home for one final homestand: six games against the last-place Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Since Aug. 5, New York has posted the best record in baseball, riding a month-and-a-half surge back into contention.

They still trail the Toronto Blue Jays by three games in the AL East, with Toronto holding the head-to-head tiebreaker. That means the Yankees would need to go at least 5-1 while hoping the slumping Blue Jays stumble to a 2-4 finish or worse. It’s a tall order, but Toronto’s schedule down the stretch is far from forgiving.

Toronto closes the season with a six-game homestand against two motivated opponents: the desperate Boston Red Sox and a gritty Tampa Bay Rays squad eager to play spoiler.

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