Baltimore Orioles First-Place Clinch Scenario Baltimore does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Baltimore wins all 72 of their remaining games (112 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Toronto 113 49 0.698 0.00 Baltimore 112 50 0.691 1.00 Tampa Bay 91 71 0.562 22.00 Boston 70 92 0.432 43.00 New York 70 92 0.432 43.00 Tie breakers Boston wins the season series with New York 12 games to 1. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Toronto 54 39 69 0.581 0.0 New York 51 41 70 0.554 2.5 Tampa Bay 50 43 69 0.538 4.0 Boston 49 45 68 0.521 5.5 Baltimore 40 50 72 0.444 12.5 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 New York currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. New York wins 3 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 3. New York wins the series 7 games to 6 Tampa Bay currently has 2 wins against Boston and 4 losses. Tampa Bay wins 7 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Tampa Bay wins the series 9 games to 4 Toronto currently has 7 wins against Boston and 3 losses. Toronto wins 3 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 10 games to 3 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 46 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Boston wins 14 games agains teams outside the division and loses 31. New York wins 13 games agains teams outside the division and loses 31. Tampa Bay wins 31 games agains teams outside the division and loses 12. Toronto wins 46 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. 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