Milwaukee Brewers First-Place Eliminiation Scenario Milwaukee must win 20 more games (45 total) to avoid elimination from first place. Here are the final standings in a scenario in which Milwaukee finishes in first place with 45 wins: Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 45 117 0.278 0.00 Pittsburgh 45 117 0.278 0.00 St. Louis 45 117 0.278 0.00 Cincinnati 45 117 0.278 0.00 Chicago 44 118 0.272 1.00 Tie breakers Milwaukee wins the series with Cincinnati 9 games to 4 Milwaukee wins the series with Pittsburgh 7 games to 6 Milwaukee wins the series with St. Louis 7 games to 6 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Chicago 30 20 112 0.600 0.0 St. Louis 27 23 112 0.540 3.0 Cincinnati 25 26 111 0.490 5.5 Milwaukee 25 26 111 0.490 5.5 Pittsburgh 17 34 111 0.333 13.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games plays out in the scenario: Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Cincinnati and 0 loss(es). Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against Cincinnati and loses 13. Chicago loses the series 0 games to 13. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 66. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Milwaukee and 1 loss(es). Chicago wins 8 additional game(s) against Milwaukee and loses 2. Chicago wins the series 10 games to 3. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 66. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 1 loss(es). Chicago wins 2 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 8. Chicago loses the series 4 games to 9. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 66. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against St. Louis and 0 loss(es). Chicago wins 4 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 9. Chicago loses the series 4 games to 9. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 66. Cincinnati currently has 1 win(s) against Milwaukee and 3 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 3 additional game(s) against Milwaukee and loses 6. Cincinnati loses the series 4 games to 9. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 73. Cincinnati currently has 4 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 2 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 7. Cincinnati loses the series 4 games to 9. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 73. Cincinnati currently has 2 win(s) against St. Louis and 2 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 4 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 5. Cincinnati loses the series 6 games to 7. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 73. Milwaukee currently has 1 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 0 loss(es). Milwaukee wins 6 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 6. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6. Milwaukee wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 70. Milwaukee currently has 1 win(s) against St. Louis and 2 loss(es). Milwaukee wins 6 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 4. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6. Milwaukee wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 70. Pittsburgh currently has 2 win(s) against St. Louis and 4 loss(es). Pittsburgh wins 7 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 0. Pittsburgh wins the series 9 games to 4. Pittsburgh wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 75. # Milwaukee Brewers' magic number # Milwaukee's magic number # Brewers' magic number # MLB Playoff Race