Sox lead is shrinking

Don't look now but the lead in AL East is down to 8 games as The Red Sox continue to play .500 ball over their last 40 games. With the Yankees not facing a team with an above .500 record until August 10th, a span of 22 games, they are in the right spot to make a huge move and get back into the AL East race. Over that same time period, the Sox will play 10 games against teams above .500, this includes a west coast road trip to play Seattle and Los Angels along with a trip to Cleveland. Assuming the Sox play .500 ball over this stretch and the Yankees play .666 ball, the lead could be down to 4 or less with a month and half of the season remaining.