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

Tampa Bay Rays	49-32	--
Boston Red Sox	50-34	0.5
New York Yankees	44-38	5.5
Baltimore Orioles	41-39	7.5
Toronto Blue Jays	40-43	10.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	50-34	--
Minnesota Twins	45-37	4.0
Oakland Athletics	44-37	4.5
New York Yankees	44-38	5.0
Baltimore Orioles	41-39	7.0
Detroit Tigers	41-40	7.5
Texas Rangers	42-41	7.5
Toronto Blue Jays	40-43	9.0
Cleveland Indians	37-45	12.0
Kansas City Royals	37-45	12.0
Seattle Mariners	31-50	17.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 3-3. They lost a half-game in the AL East standings and lost 1.5 games in the Wild Card standings.