Pittsburgh Pirates First-Place Clinch Scenario Pittsburgh does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Pittsburgh wins all 11 of their remaining games (76 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 94 68 0.580 0.00 Chicago 93 69 0.574 1.00 Cincinnati 81 81 0.500 13.00 St. Louis 77 85 0.475 17.00 Pittsburgh 76 86 0.469 18.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Milwaukee 91 59 12 0.607 0.0 Chicago 86 64 12 0.573 5.0 Cincinnati 75 75 12 0.500 16.0 St. Louis 73 78 11 0.483 18.5 Pittsburgh 65 86 11 0.430 26.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Chicago has won the season series with Milwaukee 7 games to 6. Milwaukee has won the season series with Pittsburgh 10 games to 3. Pittsburgh has won the season series with St. Louis 7 games to 6. Chicago currently has 5 wins against Cincinnati and 4 losses. Chicago wins 2 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 2. Chicago wins the series 7 games to 6 Chicago currently has 8 wins against Pittsburgh and 3 losses. Chicago wins 0 additional games against Pittsburgh and loses 2. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5 Chicago currently has 5 wins against St. Louis and 5 losses. Chicago wins 3 additional games against St. Louis and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5 Milwaukee currently has 7 wins against Cincinnati and 3 losses. Milwaukee wins 0 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 3. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6 Milwaukee currently has 6 wins against St. Louis and 4 losses. Milwaukee wins 1 additional games against St. Louis and loses 2. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6 Pittsburgh currently has 4 wins against Cincinnati and 6 losses. Pittsburgh wins 3 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 0. Pittsburgh wins the series 7 games to 6 St. Louis currently has 6 wins against Cincinnati and 5 losses. St. Louis wins 1 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 1. St. Louis wins the series 7 games to 6 Chicago wins 2 games agains teams outside the division and loses 1. Cincinnati wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Milwaukee wins 2 games agains teams outside the division and loses 4. Pittsburgh wins 6 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. St. Louis wins 1 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Pittsburgh Pirates' magic number # Pittsburgh's magic number # Pirates' magic number # MLB Playoff Race