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	44-28	--
Tampa Bay Rays	40-29	2.5
New York Yankees	37-33	6.0
Baltimore Orioles	34-34	8.0
Toronto Blue Jays	35-36	8.5

Wild Card

Tampa Bay Rays	40-29	--
Oakland Athletics	38-31	2.0
New York Yankees	37-33	3.5
Baltimore Orioles	34-34	5.5
Texas Rangers	35-36	6.0
Toronto Blue Jays	35-36	6.0
Minnesota Twins	34-37	6.5
Cleveland Indians	33-37	7.5
Detroit Tigers	32-37	8.0
Kansas City Royals	28-42	12.5
Seattle Mariners	24-45	16.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 5-2. They gained a half-game in the AL East standings and gained 1.5 games in the Wild Card standings.