Baltimore Orioles First-Place Clinch Scenario Baltimore does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Baltimore wins all 67 of their remaining games (110 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Boston 111 51 0.685 0.00 Baltimore 110 52 0.679 1.00 Toronto 72 90 0.444 39.00 New York 72 90 0.444 39.00 Tampa Bay 69 93 0.426 42.00 Tie breakers Toronto wins the season series with New York 8 games to 5. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Toronto 55 41 66 0.573 0.0 New York 53 43 66 0.552 2.0 Boston 53 45 64 0.541 3.0 Tampa Bay 50 47 65 0.515 5.5 Baltimore 43 52 67 0.453 11.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Baltimore currently has 3 wins against Boston and 4 losses. Baltimore wins 6 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 9 games to 4 Baltimore currently has 3 wins against New York and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 Baltimore currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 6 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 Baltimore currently has 3 wins against Toronto and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 7 additional games against Toronto and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 Boston currently has 5 wins against New York and 1 losses. Boston wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0. Boston wins the series 12 games to 1 Boston currently has 8 wins against Tampa Bay and 2 losses. Boston wins 3 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Boston wins the series 11 games to 2 New York currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. New York wins 4 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 2. New York wins the series 8 games to 5 Toronto currently has 7 wins against Boston and 3 losses. Toronto wins 0 additional games against Boston and loses 3. Toronto wins the series 7 games to 6 Toronto currently has 5 wins against New York and 2 losses. Toronto wins 3 additional games against New York and loses 3. Toronto wins the series 8 games to 5 Toronto currently has 1 wins against Tampa Bay and 5 losses. Toronto wins 7 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 8 games to 5 Baltimore wins 41 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Boston wins 45 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. New York wins 12 games agains teams outside the division and loses 28. Tampa Bay wins 17 games agains teams outside the division and loses 26. Toronto wins 7 games agains teams outside the division and loses 36. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Baltimore Orioles' magic number # Baltimore's magic number # Orioles' magic number # MLB Playoff Race