Original sentence: As of June 16, they are 8⅓ games behind the division-leading Red Sox and 3⅓ games behind the Wild Card-leading Tigers.Later that day, the Yankees received news that Kei Igawa, a former ace pitcher in Japan who the Yankees signed for $46 million in the offseason, would be ready to return to the Major Leagues.The Yankees would rebound and take the next game 11-8
Edited sentence: As of June 16, they are just 8 1/2 games back of division-leading Boston (the deficit was nearly 15 games a few weeks before) and 3 1/2 games back of AL wild-card leading Detroit.That weekend, the Yankees received news that Kei Igawa, a former ace pitcher in Japan who the Yankees signed for 46 million in the 2006 offseason, would be ready to return to the Major Leagues.The Yankees would rebound and take the Saturday contest 11-8.With the bats and pitching staff heating up, the Yankees have re-emerged as a serious contender in the 2007 playoff race