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	48-26	--
Toronto Blue Jays	37-27	11.0
New York Yankees	36-37	11.5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	33-40	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	32-43	16.5

Wild Card

Cleveland Indians	43-31	--
Seattle Mariners	39-33	3.0
Oakland Athletics	39-35	4.0
Minnesota Twins	38-35	4.5
Toronto Blue Jays	37-37	6.0
New York Yankees	36-37	6.5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	33-40	9.5
Baltimore Orioles	32-43	11.5
Chicago White Sox	29-42	12.5
Texas Rangers	30-45	13.5
Kansas City Royals	30-46	14.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees have gone 1-5 and lost 3.0 games in the AL East. The Red Sox went 4-2 over that same period.

In the Wild Card standings, the Yankees lost 3.0 games. The Yankees are now chasing the Cleveland Indians, as the Detroit Tigers have taken over first place in the AL Central.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 78 (down nine from last week).

The Indians magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 83 (down nine from last week).