BOSTON -- The New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox for the second straight day Saturday, beating their rivals 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd at Fenway Park to expand their lead for the top American League wild-card spot to 1½ games.

The Yankees' 83-65 record ranks third in the American League, three games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East. With 14 games remaining, New York has an outside shot at claiming the AL East title and the league's top seed for the second consecutive year.

But Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr . doesn't believe the standings accurately represent the league's hierarchy. To him, the Yankees are the team to beat in the American League.

"I feel like any team that thinks they're better than us, they should know that when

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