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 New York Yankees are back in the playoffs after taking off last year. They clinched their 59th postseason appearance in franchise history Wednesday night.

Analyzing Friday’s New York Yankees at Oakland A’s odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Athletics will send J.T. Ginn (0-1) out to make his fifth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 4.94 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 23 2/3 innings pitched. In his most recent time

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics MLB game to be played on September 20, 2024 on ESPN.