Every 2022 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 April 7 to October 5, 2022.
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AL East standings, 2022
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
99
63
.611
-
5-5
L2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
92
70
.568
7
7-3
W1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
86
76
.531
13
2-8
L5
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
83
79
.512
16
4-6
L1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
78
84
.481
21
6-4
W3
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 3 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 1 game on April 10, 2022.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on April 27, 2022.
The New York Yankees won 11 games in a row from April 22, 2022 to May 3, 2022, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Rays led by 1 game as late as April 12, 2022.
The New York Yankees went 28-8 from May 29, 2022 to July 8, 2022, turning a lead of 4.5 games into a lead of 15.5 games.
Five teams held first place.
The New York Yankees spent 170 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.