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.

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.

Giancarlo Stanton hit his 450th career home run and Aaron Judge continued to bolster his strong case for a third American League Most Valuable Player award as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 6-1, on Saturday evening at Camden Yards.

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.

J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each hit home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies clinched the National League East title with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.