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When Math Attacks

by Rob Neyer

With their Wednesday-afternoon loss to the Blue Jays, the Yankees, who have the second-best run differential in the American League, saw their lead shrink to three games over the second-place Orioles, who have the fourth-worst run differential in the American League.

↵It is almost September, and things are getting really weird.

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