Three of the relievers Yankees manager Aaron Boone hopes to deploy in the late innings to close out games during, he hopes, a lengthy October run, helped keep his club’s AL East hopes alive Thursday night.

But, as has been the case often this season, it wasn’t always easy.

After Luke Weaver retired all three batters he faced in the seventh inning, a resurgent Devin Williams allowed two base runners in the eighth before Cody Bellinger made a running catch of a line drive to protect a two-run lead. David Bednar, mostly lights out since being acquired at the trade deadline, was that again in the ninth, striking out one in the ninth in preserving the Yankees’ 5-3 victory over the White Sox in front of 38,545 at the Stadium.

The Yankees (91-68), who have won five in a row and eight of their

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