Cleveland Indians First-Place Clinch Scenario Cleveland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Cleveland wins all 67 of their remaining games (113 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Detroit 114 48 0.704 0.00 Cleveland 113 49 0.698 1.00 Minnesota 76 86 0.469 38.00 Kansas City 75 87 0.463 39.00 Chicago 68 94 0.420 46.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Detroit 59 38 65 0.608 0.0 Minnesota 47 49 66 0.490 11.5 Kansas City 47 50 65 0.485 12.0 Cleveland 46 49 67 0.484 12.0 Chicago 32 65 65 0.330 27.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Chicago currently has 2 wins against Minnesota and 4 losses. Chicago wins 6 additional games against Minnesota and loses 1. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5 Cleveland currently has 6 wins against Chicago and 1 losses. Cleveland wins 6 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Cleveland wins the series 12 games to 1 Cleveland currently has 3 wins against Detroit and 4 losses. Cleveland wins 6 additional games against Detroit and loses 0. Cleveland wins the series 9 games to 4 Cleveland currently has 4 wins against Kansas City and 2 losses. Cleveland wins 7 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Cleveland wins the series 11 games to 2 Cleveland currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 2 losses. Cleveland wins 7 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0. Cleveland wins the series 11 games to 2 Detroit currently has 5 wins against Chicago and 2 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 11 games to 2 Detroit currently has 5 wins against Kansas City and 2 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 11 games to 2 Detroit currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 2 losses. Detroit wins 3 additional games against Minnesota and loses 4. Detroit wins the series 7 games to 6 Kansas City currently has 5 wins against Chicago and 2 losses. Kansas City wins 3 additional games against Chicago and loses 3. Kansas City wins the series 8 games to 5 Kansas City currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 3 losses. Kansas City wins 3 additional games against Minnesota and loses 3. Kansas City wins the series 7 games to 6 Chicago wins 27 games agains teams outside the division and loses 13. Cleveland wins 41 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Detroit wins 40 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Kansas City wins 22 games agains teams outside the division and loses 18. Minnesota wins 21 games agains teams outside the division and loses 18. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Cleveland Indians' magic number # Cleveland's magic number # Indians' magic number # MLB Playoff Race