Every 2023 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 30 to October 1, 2023.
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AL East standings, 2023
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
101
61
.623
-
6-4
L1
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
99
63
.611
2
6-4
W2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
89
73
.549
12
4-6
L2
New York Yankees (NYY)
82
80
.506
19
6-4
L1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
78
84
.481
23
3-7
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands twice.
The Baltimore Orioles trailed by as many as 6.5 games on May 8, 2023.
The Baltimore Orioles took first place for good on July 19, 2023.
The Tampa Bay Rays won 13 games in a row from March 30, 2023 to April 13, 2023, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Rays led by 6.5 games as late as July 1, 2023.
The Baltimore Orioles led by as many as 4 games on September 7, 2023.
The Baltimore Orioles went 21-9 from July 1, 2023 to August 5, 2023, turning a deficit of 6.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
Four teams held first place.
The Baltimore Orioles spent 77 of the season's 186 charted days in first place.