A look at the standings

I delve into the standings after all of the Sunday games have been completed to track the Yankees' progress over the week that just ended.

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Boston Red Sox	44-24	--
New York Yankees	35-32	8.5
Toronto Blue Jays	33-35	11.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	30-37	13.5
Baltimore Orioles	29-40	15.5

Wild Card

Detroit Tigers	39-29	--
Oakland Athletics	37-31	2.0
Seattle Mariners	35-31	3.0
New York Yankees	35-32	3.5
Minnesota Twins	34-33	4.5
Toronto Blue Jays	33-35	6.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	30-37	8.5
Chicago White Sox	28-37	9.5
Baltimore Orioles	29-40	10.5
Kansas City Royals	28-42	12.0
Texas Rangers	26-43	13.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees have gone 5-1 and gained 1.0 game in the AL East. The Red Sox went 4-2 over that same period.

In the Wild Card standings, the Yankees gained 2.0 games. The Tigers went 3-3.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 87 (down five from last week).

The Tigers magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 92 (down four from last week).