If the New York Yankees had won Friday night's game in Miami, in which they held leads of 6-0, 9-4, and 12-10 in the ninth, perhaps they'd be a playoff team.
If the New York Yankees had won Monday night's game in Texas, in which the newly assembled Super Bullpen carefully transported a one-run lead to Devin Williams in the ninth, perhaps they'd be a playoff team.
And if the New York Yankees had won their third series opener in a row on Friday night in the Bronx against the Astros after a dextrous mid-game comeback, they'd probably be surging forward, threatening the AL's best.