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	80-51	--
New York Yankees	72-58	7.5
Toronto Blue Jays	65-65	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	58-71	21.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	51-79	28.5

Wild Card

Seattle Mariners	73-55	--
New York Yankees	72-58	2.0
Detroit Tigers	70-60	4.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 2-4 and lost 3.5 games in the AL East. The Red Sox went 6-1 over that same period.

In the Wild Card standings, the Yankees lost 1.5 games. The Mariners went 4-3 over that same period.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 25 (down 10 from last week).

The Mariners magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 32 (down eight from last week).