Boston Red Sox First-Place Clinch Scenario Boston does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Boston wins all 10 of their remaining games (93 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Toronto 93 69 0.574 0.00 Boston 93 69 0.574 0.00 New York 90 72 0.556 3.00 Baltimore 77 85 0.475 16.00 Tampa Bay 74 88 0.457 19.00 Tie breakers Toronto wins the season series with Boston 7 games to 6. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Toronto 89 63 10 0.586 0.0 New York 85 67 10 0.559 4.0 Boston 83 69 10 0.546 6.0 Tampa Bay 74 78 10 0.487 15.0 Baltimore 72 80 10 0.474 17.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Boston has won the season series with Baltimore 8 games to 5. Boston has won the season series with New York 9 games to 4. New York has won the season series with Tampa Bay 9 games to 4. Toronto has won the season series with Baltimore 7 games to 6. Toronto has won the season series with New York 8 games to 5. Baltimore currently has 5 wins against Tampa Bay and 5 losses. Baltimore wins 3 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 8 games to 5 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 3 wins against Baltimore and 3 losses. New York wins 5 additional games against Baltimore 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 3 wins against Tampa Bay and 6 losses. Toronto wins 4 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 7 games to 6 Baltimore wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Boston wins 4 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. New York wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Tampa Bay wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Toronto wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Boston Red Sox' magic number # Boston's magic number # Red Sox' magic number # MLB Playoff Race