The Yankees still have a chance to win the American League East and earn a bye in the playoffs, but with the club preparing for the start of its final three-game series of the regular season on Friday, the playoff picture had them hosting a Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.

The Yankees began the day with the same record as the Blue Jays atop the division, but Toronto holds the tiebreaker thanks to an 8-5 record in head-to-head-play. With the Bombers welcoming the Orioles to the Bronx and the Jays playing the Rays in Canada this weekend, divisional matchups will determine how the East shakes out.

“We need to try and win every game, and that’s our focus,” Aaron Boone said after the Yankees swept the White Sox on Thursday .

If the Yankees win one more game than Toronto this weekend

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