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The Yankees are playing like crap again. Last night’s loss was the team’s fifth in six games after completing a ten game winning streak. As a result, the Yanks are in jeopardy of falling to the eighth seed if the club doesn’t get it’s act together. One of two things need to happen to remain the fifth seed: either the Blue Jays need to lose one game to Baltimore or the Yankees need to win out.

It’d be nice for the Yankees to just win these next two and enter the postseason on a high note. I wouldn’t hold my hat on Baltimore taking a game from Toronto this weekend, that’s for sure. Here are the lineups for today’s Yankees-Marlins game as the Bombers look to get back in the win column:

News & Notes

• It’s just an off day for Gleyber Torres.
• It’s official: Clarke Schmidt will start tomorrow. This was reported previously but Aaron Boone announced it before today’s game.
• The Yankees could carry three catchers in the Wild Card round.

This game starts at 1:05 p.m. EDT. It’s on YES locally and MLB Network for those out of market. WFAN and WADO have the radio call. Have a nice afternoon, everyone.

Now that the Yankees have clinched a postseason spot, it’s time to play out the string. Including tonight, seven games remain and the only thing left to play for is seeding. First place in the division technically isn’t out of the question, but making up 3.5 games on Tampa Bay is highly unlikely. That leaves the focus on the fourth seed, which the Yankees (31-22) currently trail the Twins (33-22) for. Yankees-Twins will be the first round matchup in all likelihood, but where those games will be played has yet to be determined. Tonight, the Yankees can continue to make a push for home field advantage. Here are the lineups for tonight’s game in Buffalo:

News & Notes

• Aroldis Chapman’s three game suspension appeal has been put on hold. Jon Heyman tweets that it’s been pushed back to next year because of witness availability. Hm.
• Per Baseball America, the Arizona Fall League’s season has been canceled.
• Domingo Germán is eligible to return if the Yankees advance past the Wild Card round, but won’t. There’s not enough time to get him ready, but he is expected back in 2021 camp.
• Sounds like Gerrit Cole will have Kyle Higashioka behind the plate tomorrow.
• The team had a glass of champagne in the hotel lobby last night after finding out they had clinched a postseason spot.

Tonight’s game starts at 6:37 p.m. EDT. You can watch on YES and MLB Network (out-of-market) or listen on WFAN and WADO. Enjoy the ballgame.

The Yankees are in with a win today. A playoff berth was all but guaranteed thanks to an expanded playoff system this season, though there were some doubts only 10 games ago. What a difference a 10 game winning streak makes, huh? The Yankees ride that streak into today’s game where they can also sweep the season series against the Red Sox. Here are the lineups:

News & Notes

• Don’t expect much of a celebration if the Yankees clinch today, at least per Adam Ottavino.
• As expected, the Yankees will tweak its starting rotation over the final week of the season to prepare for the postseason.
• Ron Gardenhire stepped down from his job as the Tigers’ manager yesterday. Yankees’ hitting coach Marcus Thames could be a replacement option.

First pitch is 1:07 p.m. EDT on YES, TBS, WFAN, and WADO. Enjoy your Sunday.

Can you believe there are only 10 games left in the 2020 season? Pretty wild stuff. The Yankees are sitting as pretty as they have been in about a month, comfortably in second place and winners of their last 8 games. They’re playing the Red Sox, an opponent against whom they haven’t dropped a game all season. Let’s hope the good times keep rolling.

Here are the lineups, one of which I suspect you’ll like a lot:

Now that is a lineup. It’s the first time the Yankees have trotted out both Judge and Stanton since August 8, which was over a month ago. Folks, the Yankees are at full strength at last. Now we just need to keep them there for the rest of the season.

News & Notes

• Aaron Boone said that he’s going to keep tinkering with the lineup, but that Judge/Stanton are back-to-back because of the lefty opponent in Pérez tonight. They should always hit back-to-back. (Max Goodman)
• Boone says it’s hard to imagine where the Yankees would be without Luke Voit. You can say that again. (SNY Yankee Videos)
• Predictably, Boone says his team is locked in and ready to go for October. What else would he say? (Erik Boland)

First pitch is at 7:30 ET for some reason. It’s on YES locally, MLB Network nationally, and on WFAN/WADO for radio. Enjoy the game, everyone.