Baltimore Orioles First-Place Clinch Scenario Baltimore does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Baltimore wins all 114 of their remaining games (130 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Toronto 131 31 0.809 0.00 Baltimore 130 32 0.802 1.00 New York 95 67 0.586 36.00 Tampa Bay 66 96 0.407 65.00 Boston 64 98 0.395 67.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB New York 30 19 113 0.612 0.0 Toronto 25 24 113 0.510 5.0 Boston 25 26 111 0.490 6.0 Tampa Bay 23 26 113 0.469 7.0 Baltimore 16 32 114 0.333 13.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Baltimore currently has 1 wins against Boston and 2 losses. Baltimore wins 10 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 11 games to 2 Baltimore currently has 2 wins against New York and 1 losses. Baltimore wins 10 additional games against New York and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 12 games to 1 Baltimore currently has 0 wins against Tampa Bay and 0 losses. Baltimore wins 13 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 13 games to 0 Baltimore currently has 3 wins against Toronto and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 7 additional games against Toronto and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 Boston currently has 0 wins against New York and 0 losses. Boston wins 13 additional games against New York and loses 0. Boston wins the series 13 games to 0 New York currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. New York wins 3 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 3. New York wins the series 7 games to 6 Tampa Bay currently has 1 wins against Boston and 2 losses. Tampa Bay wins 8 additional games against Boston and loses 2. Tampa Bay wins the series 9 games to 4 Toronto currently has 5 wins against Boston and 2 losses. Toronto wins 6 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 11 games to 2 Toronto currently has 1 wins against New York and 2 losses. Toronto wins 10 additional games against New York and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 11 games to 2 Toronto currently has 1 wins against Tampa Bay and 2 losses. Toronto wins 10 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Toronto wins the series 11 games to 2 Baltimore wins 74 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Boston wins 24 games agains teams outside the division and loses 48. New York wins 62 games agains teams outside the division and loses 12. Tampa Bay wins 32 games agains teams outside the division and loses 42. Toronto wins 80 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. # Baltimore Orioles' magic number # Baltimore's magic number # Orioles' magic number # MLB Playoff Race