The number 7 was unlucky for all three principals in the AL East pursuing playoff spots as as everybody lost on Sunday; Rays to the Orioles 8-7, Yankees xto the Blue Jays 7-3 and the Red Sox to the White Sox 7-5.
MAGIC NUMBERS:
Rays: Wild Card = 20, Division = 29
Yankees: Wild Card = 17, Division = 24
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARDS TO WATCH
Baltimore @ New York 1:05 p.m.
Rays @ Boston 7:10 p.m.