The New York Yankees are red hot, and their surge couldn’t come at a better time in the playoff chase.

They’ve feasted on weaker opponents, but instead of stumbling, the Yankees have maximized every opportunity to strengthen their position in the AL Wild Card race.

On Saturday night, the Bombers secured their seventh consecutive win in dramatic fashion, pulling off a tense 5-3 extra-innings victory over the Chicago White Sox.

With Toronto losing, the Yankees closed the gap in the AL East to just two games while creating crucial separation in the Wild Card battle.

The Boston Red Sox are now trailing by 1.5 games, giving New York some much-needed breathing room in the race for the first Wild Card spot.

Extra-innings magic fuels another Yankees triumph

When the score sat deadlocked at t

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