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Sunday, September 9, 2007

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).

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