Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario

Washington does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 72 of their remaining games (109 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
New York         110	52	0.679	0.00
Washington       109	53	0.673	1.00
Atlanta          84	78	0.519	26.00
Miami            83	79	0.512	27.00
Philadelphia     82	80	0.506	28.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     53	38	71	0.582	0.0
New York         52	39	71	0.571	1.0
Miami            41	48	73	0.461	11.0
Atlanta          39	50	73	0.438	13.0
Washington       37	53	72	0.411	15.5

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


Atlanta currently has 2 wins against Miami and 3 losses.
  Atlanta wins 5 additional games against Miami and loses 3.
  Atlanta wins the series 7 games to 6

Miami currently has 2 wins against New York and 4 losses.
  Miami wins 5 additional games against New York and loses 2.
  Miami wins the series 7 games to 6

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

New York currently has 4 wins against Philadelphia and 2 losses.
  New York wins 6 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 1.
  New York wins the series 10 games to 3

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Atlanta and 4 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 2 additional games against Atlanta and loses 2.
  Philadelphia wins the series 7 games to 6

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Miami and 2 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 6 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Philadelphia wins the series 11 games to 2

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 1 wins against Miami and 5 losses.
  Washington wins 7 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 8 games to 5

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

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

Atlanta wins 38 games agains teams outside the division and loses 10.
Miami wins 34 games agains teams outside the division and loses 11.
New York wins 44 games agains teams outside the division and loses 1.
Philadelphia wins 20 games agains teams outside the division and loses 27.
Washington wins 45 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.
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