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	74-50	--
New York Yankees	70-54	4.0
Toronto Blue Jays	63-60	10.5
Baltimore Orioles	57-65	16.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	47-76	26.5

Wild Card

Seattle Mariners	69-52	--
New York Yankees	70-54	0.5
Detroit Tigers	67-57	3.5
Toronto Blue Jays	63-60	7.0
Minnesota Twins	62-61	8.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees have gone 4-3 and did not gain or lose any games in the AL East. The Red Sox went 4-3 over that same period.

In the wild-card standings, the Yankees lost a half-game. The Mariners went 4-2 over that same period.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 35 (down seven from last week).

The Mariners magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 40.