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.

"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."

Not only did the Blue Jays fail to clinch a playoff berth Saturday, the magic number to capture the American League East remained at five.

But despite this, the Yankees have played relatively well this year. They enter Tuesday's matchups 2.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East. MLB insider Tristian Cockcroft predicts they will rally this month and take home another AL East title. "

The Toronto Blue Jays gave top prospect Trey Yesavage the baseball and he struck out nine hitters. But the game wasn’t short on drama.

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.