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	55-32	--
Boston Red Sox	52-39	5.0
New York Yankees	47-42	9.0
Baltimore Orioles	44-43	11.0
Toronto Blue Jays	42-47	14.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	52-39	--
Minnesota Twins	50-38	0.5
Oakland Athletics	47-41	3.5
New York Yankees	47-42	4.0
Texas Rangers	46-43	5.0
Baltimore Orioles	44-43	6.0
Detroit Tigers	44-44	6.5
Toronto Blue Jays	42-47	9.0
Kansas City Royals	39-50	12.0
Cleveland Indians	37-51	13.5
Seattle Mariners	35-53	15.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 3-4. They lost 3.5 games in the AL East standings and gained one game in the Wild Card standings.