Overview

• FanGraphs pegged New York’s division chances near 7% after Friday’s 4-2 loss in Baltimore, a game swung by a Jazz Chisholm Jr. error and a Will Warren misplay.
• Toronto’s 20-1 loss to Kansas City opened a door the Yankees failed to walk through, leaving the gap effectively unchanged.
• With seven games remaining, the Yankees sit two back of the Blue Jays but must finish three clear because they lost the tiebreaker.
• New York currently holds the top AL Wild Card slot and, barring a collapse, is positioned for home field in that round as analysts call for bullpen conservation and rotation planning behind Max Fried.
• Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre clinched its first playoff berth since 2016, offering an organizational bright spot during the stretch run.