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	24-16	--
Tampa Bay Rays	21-16	1.5
Baltimore Orioles	19-19	4.0
New York Yankees	19-19	4.0
Toronto Blue Jays	17-21	6.0

Wild Card

Tampa Bay Rays	21-16	--
Los Angeles Angels	22-17	--
Baltimore Orioles	19-19	2.5
New York Yankees	19-19	2.5
Chicago White Sox	18-18	2.5
Cleveland Indians	18-18	2.5
Texas Rangers	18-21	4.0
Toronto Blue Jays	17-21	4.5
Kansas City Royals	16-21	5.0
Detroit Tigers	16-22	5.5
Seattle Mariners	15-24	7.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 2-3. They lost one game in the AL East standings and lost a half-game in the Wild Card standings.