At some point soon, the Yankees will clinch their first postseason berth since 2012. Their magic number is three and there are seven games left in the season, meaning they control their own destiny. The AL East title is not completely off the table yet, just very unlikely, so the focus has understandably shifted to the wildcard game.
The Yankees have a comfortable 4.5-game lead over the Astros for the first wildcard spot (five in the loss column), making it likely the wildcard game will be played in Yankee Stadium one week from tomorrow. That’s good.