Kansas City Royals First-Place Clinch Scenario Kansas City does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Kansas City wins all 70 of their remaining games (114 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Detroit 122 40 0.753 0.00 Kansas City 114 48 0.704 8.00 Cleveland 69 93 0.426 53.00 Chicago 68 94 0.420 54.00 Minnesota 58 104 0.358 64.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Detroit 58 34 70 0.630 0.0 Kansas City 44 48 70 0.478 14.0 Minnesota 43 47 72 0.478 14.0 Cleveland 41 48 73 0.461 15.5 Chicago 30 61 71 0.330 27.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Chicago currently has 0 wins against Cleveland and 3 losses. Chicago wins 10 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 10 games to 3 Chicago currently has 2 wins against Minnesota and 4 losses. Chicago wins 7 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 9 games to 4 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 4 wins against Cleveland and 3 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 10 games to 3 Detroit currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 2 losses. Detroit wins 7 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 11 games to 2 Kansas City currently has 5 wins against Chicago and 2 losses. Kansas City wins 6 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Kansas City wins the series 11 games to 2 Kansas City currently has 2 wins against Cleveland and 4 losses. Kansas City wins 7 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Kansas City wins the series 9 games to 4 Kansas City currently has 2 wins against Detroit and 5 losses. Kansas City wins 6 additional games against Detroit and loses 0. Kansas City wins the series 8 games to 5 Kansas City currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 3 losses. Kansas City wins 6 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0. Kansas City wins the series 10 games to 3 Chicago wins 21 games agains teams outside the division and loses 21. Cleveland wins 21 games agains teams outside the division and loses 22. Detroit wins 45 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Kansas City wins 45 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Minnesota wins 15 games agains teams outside the division and loses 30. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Kansas City Royals' magic number # Kansas City's magic number # Royals' magic number # MLB Playoff Race