A look at the standings

I delve into the standings after all of the relevant 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	87-57	--
New York Yankees	81-62	5.5
Toronto Blue Jays	72-70	14.0
Baltimore Orioles	61-81	25.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	60-83	26.5

Wild Card

New York Yankees	81-62	--
Detroit Tigers	77-66	4.0
Seattle Mariners	75-66	5.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 5-1 and gained a half-game in the AL East standings. The Red Sox went 5-2 over that same period.

In the Wild Card standings, the Yankees increased their lead by two games.

The Red Sox magic number to clinch the American League East is 14 (down six from last week).

The Yankees magic number to clinch the Wild Card is 16 (down nine from last week).