The Yankees’ magic number has been at 1 since Sunday, and they’ll clinch a playoff spot tonight with either a win or a loss by the Texas Rangers. Don’t expect too much celebrating, as the Yankees will probably wait until they clinch the division (perhaps with a win over the Red Sox later this week) before breaking out the champagne. I’ll have a special report later this week on the top 10 reasons this Yankees season was their best in a decade.

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