New York Yankees clinch first AL East title since 2012
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Yankees excited for postseason buzz in New York
SportsPulse: Paste BN Sports spoke with members of the Yankees, including GM Brian Cashman, about the team's excitement to kick off the postseason in New York.
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With win No. 100 on Thursday night, the New York Yankees clinched their first American League East division title in seven years.
DJ LeMahieu opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the second inning and Masahiro Tanaka allowed one run in seven innings to power the Yankees to a 9-1 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels.
Brett Gardner, Cameron Maybin and Clint Frazier also homered as the Yankees matched their win total from last year -- with eight games to play in the regular season.
In the race for the top seed in the AL playoffs, the Yankees moved to a half game behind the Houston Astros, who were idle on Thursday.