Cincinnati Reds First-Place Clinch Scenario Cincinnati does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Cincinnati wins all 11 of their remaining games (81 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 97 65 0.599 0.00 ChicagoCubs 89 73 0.549 8.00 StLouis 82 80 0.506 15.00 Cincinnati 81 81 0.500 16.00 Pittsburgh 77 85 0.475 20.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Milwaukee 94 57 11 0.623 0.0 ChicagoCubs 84 68 10 0.553 10.5 Pittsburgh 75 76 11 0.497 19.0 StLouis 75 77 10 0.493 19.5 Cincinnati 70 81 11 0.464 24.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: ChicagoCubs has won the season series with Pittsburgh 7 games to 6. Milwaukee has won the season series with ChicagoCubs 9 games to 4. Milwaukee has won the season series with Cincinnati 9 games to 4. Pittsburgh has won the season series with Cincinnati 7 games to 6. StLouis has won the season series with ChicagoCubs 7 games to 6. StLouis has won the season series with Cincinnati 8 games to 5. ChicagoCubs currently has 7 wins against Cincinnati and 3 losses. ChicagoCubs wins 0 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 3. ChicagoCubs wins the series 7 games to 6 Milwaukee currently has 8 wins against StLouis and 2 losses. Milwaukee wins 2 additional games against StLouis and loses 1. Milwaukee wins the series 10 games to 3 Pittsburgh currently has 6 wins against Milwaukee and 5 losses. Pittsburgh wins 2 additional games against Milwaukee and loses 0. Pittsburgh wins the series 8 games to 5 StLouis currently has 6 wins against Pittsburgh and 4 losses. StLouis wins 3 additional games against Pittsburgh and loses 0. StLouis wins the series 9 games to 4 ChicagoCubs wins 5 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2. Cincinnati wins 8 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Milwaukee wins 1 games agains teams outside the division and loses 5. Pittsburgh wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. StLouis wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 1. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Cincinnati Reds' magic number # Cincinnati's magic number # Reds' magic number # MLB Playoff Race