If New York does win the American League East, they'll most-likely hold the top spot in the AL for the postseason. The Seattle Mariners are 86-69 and at the top of the AL West and the Detroit Tigers are 85-70 and at the top of the AL Central, although the Cleveland Guardians are just a game back in a tight race.

Max Fried struck out 13 batters across seven shutout innings and set a career high with his 18th win as the New York Yankees beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.

BALTIMORE — With runners on the corners and the Yankees hoping for a two-out rally in the first inning, Giancarlo Stanton drove the 450 th home run of his career over Camden Yards’ towering right field wall on Saturday night.

The Yankees will take the field on Tuesday night in Minnesota with a five-game deficit behind Toronto in the AL East. With the Blue Jays holding the tiebreaker over the Yankees, that number is actually six games.

"We're working to shake hands (after victories) and put ourselves in the best position heading down the stretch," New York manager Aaron Boone said. "It's on to the next one. (Saturday) becomes super-important, too."

The Boston Red Sox have been slipping in the standings as of late. Their once sizable lead in the American League Wild Card has dwindled. They have fallen more than six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East, and even trail the New York Yankees.

The New York Yankees lost to the Minnesota Twins on Monday, making it much more difficult for them to win the American League East.