With the Yankees locked into the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and a trip to Cleveland for the wild-card round after Sunday's regular season finale, Newsday's Yankees beat writer Erik Boland discusses what to expect from the team entering the postseason after a streaky 60-game campaign.


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