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2018 MLB AL East standings
The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 MLB AL East division race at 108-54, 8 games ahead of the New York Yankees.
🏆The 2018 playoffs, series by series
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AL East standings, 2018
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) z | 108 | 54 | .667 | - | 5-5 | W1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) w | 100 | 62 | .617 | 8 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays (TB) | 90 | 72 | .556 | 18 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 73 | 89 | .451 | 35 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 47 | 115 | .290 | 61 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- w
- clinched a wild card place
- z
- clinched the best record in the American League
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Boston Red Sox trailed by as many as 2 games on June 20, 2018.
- The Boston Red Sox took first place for good on July 2, 2018.
- The Boston Red Sox won 10 games in a row from July 2, 2018 to July 12, 2018, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 2 games as late as June 21, 2018.
- The Boston Red Sox led by as many as 11.5 games on September 16, 2018.
- The Boston Red Sox went 29-8 from June 21, 2018 to August 5, 2018, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 181 days played.
- The Boston Red Sox spent 158 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.