Miami Marlins First-Place Clinch Scenario

Miami does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Miami wins all 75 of their remaining games (115 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     116	46	0.716	0.00
Miami            115	47	0.710	1.00
Atlanta          75	87	0.463	41.00
Washington       73	89	0.451	43.00
New York         70	92	0.432	46.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     52	37	73	0.584	0.0
New York         52	38	72	0.578	0.5
Miami            40	47	75	0.460	11.0
Atlanta          39	49	74	0.443	12.5
Washington       37	52	73	0.416	15.0

Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario:


Atlanta currently has 3 wins against Washington and 3 losses.
  Atlanta wins 5 additional games against Washington and loses 2.
  Atlanta wins the series 8 games to 5

Miami currently has 3 wins against Atlanta and 2 losses.
  Miami wins 8 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0.
  Miami wins the series 11 games to 2

Miami currently has 2 wins against New York and 4 losses.
  Miami wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Miami wins the series 9 games to 4

Miami currently has 2 wins against Philadelphia and 5 losses.
  Miami wins 6 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 0.
  Miami wins the series 8 games to 5

Miami currently has 5 wins against Washington and 1 losses.
  Miami wins 7 additional games against Washington and loses 0.
  Miami wins the series 12 games to 1

New York currently has 2 wins against Atlanta and 5 losses.
  New York wins 6 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 8 games to 5

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Atlanta and 4 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 4 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0.
  Philadelphia wins the series 9 games to 4

Philadelphia currently has 2 wins against New York and 4 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Philadelphia wins the series 9 games to 4

Philadelphia currently has 4 wins against Washington and 2 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 5 additional games against Washington and loses 2.
  Philadelphia wins the series 9 games to 4

Washington currently has 2 wins against New York and 5 losses.
  Washington wins 6 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 8 games to 5

Atlanta wins 31 games agains teams outside the division and loses 18.
Miami wins 47 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
New York wins 12 games agains teams outside the division and loses 34.
Philadelphia wins 48 games agains teams outside the division and loses 1.
Washington wins 26 games agains teams outside the division and loses 20.

Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above.
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