Considering the Red Sox got off to a 2-10 start and possessed the worst record in baseball for the first few weeks of the season, third place doesn't seem all that bad, no?
Boston (15-18) enters Mother's Day in third place in the American League East standings, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays, as both teams are four games back of first place. The Red Sox are 5-5 in their last ten games and are 9-9 at home this season while posting a 6-9 mark on the road.
Sitting atop the AL East are the New York Yankees (no surprise there) and the Tampa Bay Rays (wait...what?), as both are tied for first. New York has a record of 18-13 while Tampa Bay boasts a record of 19-14.
Here's a look at the complete MLB standings as of 1 p.m. on Sunday.
MLB Standings
American League
AL East
- New York Yankees (18-13; Games Behind: --)
- Tampa Bay Rays (19-14; Games Behind: --)
- Boston Red Sox (15-18; Games Behind: 4)
- Toronto Blue Jays (15-18; Games Behind: 4)
- Baltimore Orioles (14-18; Games Behind: 4.5)
- Cleveland Indians (22-10; Games Behind: --)
- Kansas City Royals (18-15; Games Behind: 4.5)
- Detroit Tigers (16-18; Games Behind: 7)
- Minnesota Twins (12-19; Games Behind: 9.5)
- Chicago White Sox (12-22; Games Behind: 11)
- Los Angeles Angels (19-15; Games Behind: --)
- Texas Rangers (18-16; Games Behind: 1)
- Oakland Athletics (17-17; Games Behind: 2)
- Seattle Mariners (16-18; Games Behind: 3)
- Philadelphia Phillies (22-10; Games Behind: --)
- Florida Marlins (19-13; Games Behind: 3)
- Atlanta Braves (19-16; Games Behind: 4.5)
- Washington Nationals (16-17; Games Behind: 6.5)
- New York Mets (15-18; Games Behind: 7.5)
- St. Louis Cardinals (19-15; Games Behind: --)
- Cincinnati Reds (17-16; Games Behind: 1.5)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (16-17; Games Behind: 2.5)
- Chicago Cubs (15-17; Games Behind: 3)
- Milwaukee Brewers (14-19; Games Behind: 4.5)
- Houston Astros (13-20; Games Behind: 5.5)
- Colorado Rockies (18-13; Games Behind: --)
- San Francisco Giants (17-16; Games Behind: 2)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (15-17; Games Behind: 3.5)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (15-19; Games Behind: 4.5)
- San Diego Padres (13-20; Games Behind: 6)