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	82-55	--
New York Yankees	76-61	6.0
Toronto Blue Jays	70-66	11.5
Baltimore Orioles	59-76	22.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	56-81	26.0

Wild Card

New York Yankees	76-61	--
Seattle Mariners	73-62	2.0
Detroit Tigers	73-64	3.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 4-3 and gained 1.5 games in the AL East. The Red Sox went 2-4 over that same period.

In the Wild Card standings, the Yankees gained four games to take a two-game lead. The Mariners went 0-7 over that same period.

The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 20 (down five from last week).

The Yankees magic number to eliminate the Mariners is 25.