Given that the Yankees are currently three games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East with 12 games to go for both teams, the Yankees would need at least nine wins/Orioles' losses in order to finish the regular season with the same record as Baltimore. However, in that scenario, it is very likely that Baltimore would hold the tiebreaker.

New York clinched a postseason berth thanks to Anthony Rizzo's go-ahead RBI double in the tenth inning. In the bottom of the tenth, Julio Rodríguez got picked off third when he strayed too far from the bag avoiding Randy Arozarena's bat after he lost it on a swinging strike three. Check it out:

The MLB playoff picture is coming into focus with the New York Yankees in the field after Wednesday's win over the Seattle Mariners. New York is the

The Mariners are within arm’s reach of a playoff spot — they’re three games behind the Twins for the final spot — because they boast MLB’s No. 1 rotation (3.54 ERA). His multifarious arsenal of seven pitch types couldn’t fool New York in the last meeting, allowing for a season-high of three home runs in six innings.

The New York Mets (85-68) welcome the Philadelphia Phillies (91-62) to Citi Field for the 2nd of their 4-game series Friday. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET (Apple TV+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sport