The New York Yankees are stepping into their final regular-season series with everything still up for grabs. Three games against the Baltimore Orioles will determine whether this club captures back-to-back AL East crowns—or has to settle for the uncertainty of a Wild Card berth.

At 91-68, the Yankees are locked in a dead heat with the Toronto Blue Jays, who currently hold the season tiebreaker. For Aaron Boone’s squad, the math is as simple as it is unforgiving: finish the weekend with one more win than Toronto, and the division belongs to the Bronx. Anything less, and the Yankees will be taking the harder road.

This is the kind of pressure-cooker series where every decision, every at-bat, and every substitution can swing the season.

Boone leans right-handed against Rogers

Friday night

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