Yankees face White Sox, intent on chasing down AL East lead

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The New York Yankees not only are doing enough to close in on a playoff berth and home field advantage in the wild-card round, they have the lead in the American League East firmly in their sights.

The Yankees can make further progress in their bid to catch the first-place Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night when they host the American League-worst Chicago White Sox i