Baltimore Orioles First-Place Clinch Scenario

Baltimore does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Baltimore wins all 103 of their remaining games (130 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
New York         131	31	0.809	0.00
Baltimore        130	32	0.802	1.00
Boston           76	86	0.469	55.00
Toronto          70	92	0.432	61.00
Tampa Bay        69	93	0.426	62.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
Tampa Bay        35	20	107	0.636	0.0
New York         35	23	104	0.603	1.5
Toronto          29	30	103	0.492	8.0
Baltimore        27	32	103	0.458	10.0
Boston           24	33	105	0.421	12.0

Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario:


Baltimore currently has 1 wins against Boston and 2 losses.
  Baltimore wins 10 additional games against Boston and loses 0.
  Baltimore wins the series 11 games to 2

Baltimore currently has 2 wins against New York and 5 losses.
  Baltimore wins 6 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Baltimore wins the series 8 games to 5

Baltimore currently has 3 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses.
  Baltimore wins 7 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0.
  Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3

Baltimore currently has 1 wins against Toronto and 2 losses.
  Baltimore wins 10 additional games against Toronto and loses 0.
  Baltimore wins the series 11 games to 2

Boston currently has 1 wins against Tampa Bay and 2 losses.
  Boston wins 10 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0.
  Boston wins the series 11 games to 2

New York currently has 3 wins against Boston and 0 losses.
  New York wins 10 additional games against Boston and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 13 games to 0

New York currently has 1 wins against Tampa Bay and 4 losses.
  New York wins 8 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 9 games to 4

New York currently has 2 wins against Toronto and 2 losses.
  New York wins 9 additional games against Toronto and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 11 games to 2

Toronto currently has 2 wins against Boston and 1 losses.
  Toronto wins 10 additional games against Boston and loses 0.
  Toronto wins the series 12 games to 1

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 70 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Boston wins 42 games agains teams outside the division and loses 23.
New York wins 69 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2.
Tampa Bay wins 34 games agains teams outside the division and loses 41.
Toronto wins 24 games agains teams outside the division and loses 43.

Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above.
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