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Sunday, June 8, 2008

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
40-26
--
Tampa Bay Rays
37-26
1.5
New York Yankees
32-31
6.5
Toronto Blue Jays
33-32
6.5
Baltimore Orioles
31-31
7.0

Wild Card
Tampa Bay Rays
37-26
--
Oakland Athletics
34-29
3.0
New York Yankees
32-31
5.0
Toronto Blue Jays
33-32
5.0
Baltimore Orioles
31-31
5.5
Texas Rangers
32-33
6.0
Minnesota Twins
31-32
6.0
Cleveland Indians
28-35
9.0
Detroit Tigers
26-36
10.5
Kansas City Royals
24-39
13.0
Seattle Mariners
22-41
15.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 4-3. They neither gained nor lost ground in the AL East standings and gained a half-game in the Wild Card standings.

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