New York clinched a postseason berth thanks to Anthony Rizzo's go-ahead RBI double in the tenth inning. In the bottom of the tenth, Julio Rodríguez got picked off third when he strayed too far from the bag avoiding Randy Arozarena's bat after he lost it on a swinging strike three. Check it out:

Given that the Yankees are currently three games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East with 12 games to go for both teams, the Yankees would need at least nine wins/Orioles' losses in order to finish the regular season with the same record as Baltimore. However, in that scenario, it is very likely that Baltimore would hold the tiebreaker.

New York Yankees clinch playoff spot by beating Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 10 innings.

Aaron Judge drove in four runs, Juan Soto hit his 40th homer of the season and the New York Yankees moved to the cusp of clinching a playoff berth.

Juan Soto hit a milestone home run and Aaron Judge drove in four runs as the New York Yankees pummeled the host Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Tuesday. Jasson Dominguez also went deep for the Yankees, who extended their lead over the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East to four games.

The New York Yankees clinched their postseason berth on Wednesday, but don't think for a second that Juan Soto isn't looking ahead to free agency.