The Tampa Bay Rays took care of business against the Kansas City Royals winning three of four. The Rays have been one of the hottest teams in the American League since the trade deadline going 11-7, which ties them with the Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners, and Baltimore Orioles.
The American League East seemed quite set a month ago where the Yankees had a lead of 14.5 games or more at the All-Star Break. In about six weeks that lead has become 8.0 over both the Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. The most likely outcome still is the Yankees holding on to the division lead with 42 games remaining, but another week or two of poor results could make things interesting.