Tied for first

The Yankees and Red Sox are in a tie for first place in the AL East, 4.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays.

This is amazing, considering the Yankees are 0-8 against the Red Sox this season.  It kind of hurts thinking about where the Yankees would be if they won just a few of those games against their archrivals.

I forgot to mention this in the previous post, but how great were those two plays at home?  The fact that they came at the most crucial part of the game only added to them.

That was fun while it lasted

The idle Yankees are back in second place after the Twins fell to the Red Sox this afternoon.

The Twins and Red Sox split the four-game series in the Metrodome.  Boston heads to Toronto tomorrow to begin a three-game series.

Party's over

Boston won their game tonight, mathematically eliminating the Yankees from playoff contention for the first time since the Yankees won the wild-card in 1995.

Oh what a ride it's been.

A look at the standings

Want to laugh (or cry, depending on your outlook) this morning. Let's take a look at the standings update:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	85-56	--
Boston Red Sox	84-58	1.5
Toronto Blue Jays	76-66	9.5
New York Yankees	76-67	10.0
Baltimore Orioles	63-78	22.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	84-58	--
Minnesota Twins	78-65	6.5
Toronto Blue Jays	76-66	8.0
New York Yankees	76-67	8.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 4-3. They gained (!) 2.5 games in the AL East standings and gained 1.5 games in the wild-card standings.

The Rays' magic number to eliminate the Yankees in the AL East is 11 (down four from last week). The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees in the wild-card is 12 (down eight (!) from last week).

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	84-51	--
Boston Red Sox	79-57	5.5
New York Yankees	72-64	12.5
Toronto Blue Jays	70-66	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	63-73	21.5

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	79-57	--
Minnesota Twins	77-60	2.5
New York Yankees	72-64	7.0
Toronto Blue Jays	70-66	9.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 2-4. They lost three games in the AL East standings and lost two games in the wild-card standings.

The Rays magic number to eliminate the Yankees in the AL East is 15. The Red Sox magic number to eliminate the Yankees in the wild-card is 20.

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	79-50	--
Boston Red Sox	75-55	4.5
New York Yankees	70-60	9.5
Toronto Blue Jays	67-63	12.5
Baltimore Orioles	61-68	18.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	75-55	--
Minnesota Twins	74-56	1.0
New York Yankees	70-60	5.0
Toronto Blue Jays	67-63	8.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 4-2. They lost a half-game in the AL East standings and neither gained nor lost ground in the Wild Card standings.

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	75-48	--
Boston Red Sox	71-53	4.5
New York Yankees	66-58	9.0
Toronto Blue Jays	64-60	11.5
Baltimore Orioles	60-63	15.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	71-53	--
Chicago White Sox	70-53	0.5
Minnesota Twins	70-53	0.5
New York Yankees	66-58	5.0
Toronto Blue Jays	64-60	7.0

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

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	71-46	--
Boston Red Sox	67-51	4.5
New York Yankees	63-55	8.5
Toronto Blue Jays	59-59	12.5
Baltimore Orioles	56-60	14.5

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	67-51	--
Minnesota Twins	65-52	1.5
New York Yankees	63-55	4.0
Texas Rangers	61-58	6.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 2-5. They lose three games in the AL East standings and lost 1.5 games in the Wild Card standings.

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	66-44	--
Boston Red Sox	64-48	3.0
New York Yankees	61-50	5.5
Toronto Blue Jays	55-55	11.0
Baltimore Orioles	53-57	13.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	64-48	--
Chicago White Sox	61-49	2.0
New York Yankees	61-50	2.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 3-4. They lost 2.5 games in the AL East standings and lost a half-game in the Wild Card standings.

A look at the standings

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	61-43	--
Boston Red Sox	61-45	1.0
New York Yankees	58-46	3.0
Toronto Blue Jays	53-52	8.5
Baltimore Orioles	49-55	12.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	61-45	--
New York Yankees	58-46	2.0
Minnesota Twins	57-47	3.0
Texas Rangers	54-51	6.5
Detroit Tigers	53-51	7.0
Oakland Athletics	53-51	7.0
Toronto Blue Jays	53-52	7.5

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 5-1. They gained 1.5 games in the AL East standings and gained one game in the Wild Card standings.

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	57-40	--
Boston Red Sox	57-43	1.5
New York Yankees	53-45	4.5
Toronto Blue Jays	48-50	9.5
Baltimore Orioles	47-50	10.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	57-43	--
Minnesota Twins	55-43	1.0
New York Yankees	53-45	3.0
Oakland Athletics	51-47	5.0
Texas Rangers	51-48	5.5
Detroit Tigers	49-49	7.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 6-3. They gained 4.5 games in the AL East standings and gained one game in the Wild Card standings.

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.

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.

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	47-31	--
Tampa Bay Rays	44-31	1.5
New York Yankees	41-35	5.0
Baltimore Orioles	38-36	7.0
Toronto Blue Jays	36-41	10.5

Wild Card

Tampa Bay Rays	44-31	--
Oakland Athletics	41-34	3.0
New York Yankees	41-35	3.5
Minnesota Twins	40-36	4.5
Baltimore Orioles	38-36	5.5
Texas Rangers	39-38	6.0
Detroit Tigers	36-39	8.0
Toronto Blue Jays	36-41	9.0
Cleveland Indians	35-41	9.5
Kansas City Royals	33-43	11.5
Seattle Mariners	26-49	18.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 4-2. They gained a half-game in the AL East standings and neither gained nor lost ground in the Wild Card standings.

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.

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.

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	35-22	--
Boston Red Sox	35-24	1.0
Toronto Blue Jays	31-28	5.0
New York Yankees	28-28	6.5
Baltimore Orioles	26-29	8.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	35-24	--
Oakland Athletics	30-27	4.0
Toronto Blue Jays	31-28	4.0
Minnesota Twins	29-27	4.5
Texas Rangers	29-29	5.5
New York Yankees	28-28	5.5
Baltimore Orioles	26-29	7.0
Cleveland Indians	25-31	8.5
Detroit Tigers	24-32	9.5
Kansas City Royals	23-34	11.0
Seattle Mariners	21-36	13.0

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

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	30-20	--
Boston Red Sox	31-22	0.5
Toronto Blue Jays	27-25	4.0
New York Yankees	25-25	5.0
Baltimore Orioles	24-25	5.5

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	31-22	--
Oakland Athletics	28-23	2.0
Toronto Blue Jays	27-25	3.5
Texas Rangers	26-26	4.5
Minnesota Twins	25-25	4.5
New York Yankees	25-25	4.5
Baltimore Orioles	24-25	5.0
Cleveland Indians	23-27	6.5
Detroit Tigers	21-29	8.5
Kansas City Royals	21-29	8.5
Seattle Mariners	18-33	12.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 5-1. They gained one game in the AL East standings and gained a half-game in the Wild Card standings.

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	27-19	--
Tampa Bay Rays	25-19	1.0
Baltimore Orioles	23-20	2.5
Toronto Blue Jays	23-23	4.0
New York Yankees	20-24	6.0

Wild Card

Tampa Bay Rays	25-19	--
Baltimore Orioles	23-20	1.5
Oakland Athletics	24-21	1.5
Toronto Blue Jays	23-23	3.0
Cleveland Indians	22-22	3.0
Texas Rangers	22-23	3.5
Kansas City Royals	21-22	3.5
Minnesota Twins	21-22	3.5
New York Yankees	20-24	5.0
Seattle Mariners	18-27	7.5
Detroit Tigers	17-27	8.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 1-5. They lost two games in the AL East standings and lost 2.5 games in the Wild Card standings.

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.