Every 2018 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Wild Card, NL East, NL Central, NL West and NL Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran March 29 to October 1, 2018.
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AL East standings, 2018
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
108
54
.667
-
5-5
W1
New York Yankees (NYY)
100
62
.617
8
7-3
L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
90
72
.556
18
5-5
W2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
73
89
.451
35
4-6
L2
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
47
115
.290
61
3-7
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 13 times.
The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 2 games on June 20, 2018.
The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on July 2, 2018.
The Boston Red Sox won 10 games in a row from July 2, 2018 to July 12, 2018, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 2 games as late as June 21, 2018.
The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 11.5 games on September 16, 2018.
The Boston Red Sox went 29-8 from June 21, 2018 to August 5, 2018, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 9.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 181 days played.
The Boston Red Sox spent 158 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.