The Yankees generated 38 runs over the weekend in Atlanta, completing a three-game sweep by scoring 20 on Sunday. Yet, they picked up no games in the standings on the Blue Jays, who scored 29 runs in sweeping the Tigers.
So, the Yankees did make a dent in Toronto’s lead for most runs in the majors – a minor dent. Through Sunday, the Blue Jays had 718 runs, or 91 more than the second-place Yankees.
The Blue Jays have a chance to win the run-scoring crown by the largest margin since the 1976 Big Red Machine — led by George Foster, Ken Griffey Sr.