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 74 of their remaining games (117 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Toronto          117	45	0.722	0.00
Boston           117	45	0.722	0.00
New York         86	76	0.531	31.00
Tampa Bay        85	77	0.525	32.00
Baltimore        82	80	0.506	35.00

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          50	38	74	0.568	0.0
New York         48	40	74	0.545	2.0
Tampa Bay        48	40	74	0.545	2.0
Boston           43	45	74	0.489	7.0
Baltimore        38	49	75	0.437	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 New York and 3 losses.
  Baltimore wins 4 additional games against New York and loses 3.
  Baltimore wins the series 7 games to 6

Boston currently has 4 wins against Baltimore and 3 losses.
  Boston wins 6 additional games against Baltimore and loses 0.
  Boston 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 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 2 losses.
  Boston wins 7 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 6 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 10 games to 3

Tampa Bay currently has 3 wins against Baltimore and 4 losses.
  Tampa Bay wins 5 additional games against Baltimore and loses 1.
  Tampa Bay wins the series 8 games to 5

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

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 2 additional games against New York and loses 4.
  Toronto wins the series 7 games to 6

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 39 games agains teams outside the division and loses 10.
Boston wins 51 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
New York wins 25 games agains teams outside the division and loses 23.
Tampa Bay wins 32 games agains teams outside the division and loses 16.
Toronto wins 51 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.
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