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	70-47	--
New York Yankees	66-51	4.0
Toronto Blue Jays	59-57	10.5
Baltimore Orioles	54-62	15.5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	45-71	24.5

Wild Card

Seattle Mariners	65-50	--
New York Yankees	66-51	--
Cleveland Indians	65-53	1.5
Toronto Blue Jays	59-57	6.5
Minnesota Twins	58-59	8.0

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

In the wild-card standings, the Yankees gained a half-game to take a share of the lead with the Seattle Mariners. In six weeks, the Yankees made up nine games in the wild-card standings.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 42 (down three from last week).