Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario Washington does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 13 of their remaining games (75 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Philadelphia 95 67 0.586 0.00 New York 83 79 0.512 12.00 Washington 75 87 0.463 20.00 Miami 70 92 0.432 25.00 Atlanta 66 96 0.407 29.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Philadelphia 89 61 12 0.593 0.0 New York 77 73 12 0.513 12.0 Miami 70 80 12 0.467 19.0 Atlanta 66 83 13 0.443 22.5 Washington 62 87 13 0.416 26.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Atlanta has won the season series with Miami 8 games to 5. Atlanta has won the season series with New York 8 games to 5. Miami has won the season series with Washington 7 games to 6. New York has won the season series with Philadelphia 7 games to 6. Philadelphia has won the season series with Atlanta 8 games to 5. Philadelphia has won the season series with Washington 8 games to 5. New York currently has 5 wins against Miami and 5 losses. New York wins 3 additional games against Miami and loses 0. New York wins the series 8 games to 5 Philadelphia currently has 7 wins against Miami and 3 losses. Philadelphia wins 3 additional games against Miami and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 10 games to 3 Washington currently has 3 wins against Atlanta and 3 losses. Washington wins 7 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0. Washington wins the series 10 games to 3 Washington currently has 4 wins against New York and 6 losses. Washington wins 3 additional games against New York and loses 0. Washington wins the series 7 games to 6 Atlanta wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Miami wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. New York wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Philadelphia wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Washington wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Washington Nationals' magic number # Washington's magic number # Nationals' magic number # MLB Playoff Race