The New York Yankees not only are doing enough to close in on a playoff berth and home field advantage in the wild-card round, they have the lead in the American League East firmly in their sights.

The Yankees can make further progress in their bid to catch the first-place Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night when they host the American League-worst Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game series.

New York (88-68) enters the final six games with a magic number of four to secure its eighth playoff berth in nine seasons. The Yankees also hold a three-game lead on the Boston Red Sox for the home field advantage in a potential best of three-game wild-card series.

But it is New York's two-game deficit behind the Blue Jays in the AL East that holds plenty of intrigue. Toronto holds the t

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