Needing a win in Boston to at least keep from losing more ground, the Yankees were drummed 11-3 to drop seven games out of the AL wild card.
The victory kept the Red Sox 2 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota for the wild card and 3 1/2 games back from Tampa Bay in the AL East.
In the National League, the New York Mets took over the top spot in the NL East by defeating Philadelphia 6-3 to lead the Phillies by a half-game. Unfortunately, that puts the Phillies four games behind Milwaukee in the NL wild card.
For more baseball coverage, see Pages D6-D7
AL Team W L % GB
Boston 77 55 .583 -
Minnesota 75 58 .564 2 1/2
New York 70 62 .530 7
NL Team W L % GB
Milwaukee 77 56 .579 -
St. Louis 74 60 .552 3 1/2
Philadelphia 73 60 .549 4
AL Central W L % GB
Chicago 76 57 .571 -
Minnesota 75 58 .564 1
NL East W L % GB
New York 74 60 .552 -
Philadelphia 73 60 .549 1/2
