In what is shaping up as a one month sprint to the finish, the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees find themselves with identical records atop the AL East (and Major League Baseball) with only 32 games remaining, seven of which will be head-to-head matchups (three at Tropicana Field, September 13-15 and four in New York, September 20-23).
MAGIC NUMBERS:
Rays: Wildcard = 26, Division = 33
Yankees: Wildcard = 26, Division = 33