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
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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
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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.