They also improved their extra inning record to 4-6 and their one-run record to 11-15. Having played less than 45% of their regular season games the Red Sox are by no means out of it. This is especially true considering they still have nine games against Baltimore, 12 games against New York, 10 games against Tampa Bay and 13 games against league leading Toronto.
While obviously the key to getting into the playoffs is winning more games, it is even more important if you can get those wins against teams within your league. With that being said I'm going to give you a quick look at the league standings going by two week increments.
Tampa Bay -
Toronto 1
Boston 1.5
New York 1.5
Baltimore 2.5
April 19
New York
Toronto
Tampa Bay 1
Baltimore 1
Boston 2
May 5
Baltimore
New York
Toronto 1.5
Tampa Bay 1.5
Boston 1.5
May 19
New York
Baltimore 1
Toronto 1.5
Boston 3.5
Tampa Bay 5.5
June 5
Toronto
Baltimore 5.5
New York 6
Boston 9
Tampa Bay 14
June 19
Toronto
New York 2.5
Baltimore 3
Boston 6.5
Tampa Bay 13