This is the AL East standings after the New York Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 tonight:

Question: When was the last time the Yankees had a negative run differential this late in the season? I can't remember it.

As you can tell by the numbers, the team is actually lucky to be six games over .500. But over a long season, run differentials tend to play out correctly. Bad news for Yankee fans, good news for the rest of us.