Baltimore Orioles First-Place Clinch Scenario Baltimore does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Baltimore wins all 75 of their remaining games (113 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB New York 114 48 0.704 0.00 Baltimore 113 49 0.698 1.00 Boston 96 66 0.593 18.00 Tampa Bay 92 70 0.568 22.00 Toronto 81 81 0.500 33.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Toronto 50 38 74 0.568 0.0 New York 48 40 74 0.545 2.0 Tampa Bay 48 40 74 0.545 2.0 Boston 43 45 74 0.489 7.0 Baltimore 38 49 75 0.437 11.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Baltimore currently has 3 wins against Boston and 4 losses. Baltimore wins 6 additional games against Boston and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 9 games to 4 Baltimore currently has 3 wins against New York and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 Baltimore currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. Baltimore wins 6 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Baltimore wins the series 10 games to 3 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 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 2 losses. Boston wins 7 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. Boston wins the series 11 games to 2 New York currently has 1 wins against Boston and 5 losses. New York wins 7 additional games against Boston and loses 0. New York wins the series 8 games to 5 New York currently has 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses. New York wins 6 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0. New York wins the series 10 games to 3 New York currently has 2 wins against Toronto and 5 losses. New York wins 5 additional games against Toronto and loses 1. New York wins the series 7 games to 6 Tampa Bay currently has 5 wins against Toronto and 1 losses. Tampa Bay wins 7 additional games against Toronto and loses 0. Tampa Bay wins the series 12 games to 1 Toronto currently has 7 wins against Boston and 3 losses. Toronto wins 0 additional games against Boston and loses 3. Toronto wins the series 7 games to 6 Baltimore wins 49 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Boston wins 43 games agains teams outside the division and loses 8. New York wins 48 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Tampa Bay wins 37 games agains teams outside the division and loses 11. Toronto wins 30 games agains teams outside the division and loses 21. 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