Yankees part-owner Hank Steinbrenner believes the team is a lock to qualify for the postseason. "Obviously, we're in the toughest division by far in baseball. So it's going to be a struggle down to the wire," Steinbrenner said. "We'd like to win the division, but I think we can be rest assured we're going to get the playoffs, then it's a matter of what we do from there." New York heads into action on Friday tied with Tampa Bay for first place in the AL East. They are 5 1/2 games ahead of Boston in the Wild Card race with 35 games left.