Baltimore has been eliminated from first place. To show that Baltimore is eliminated from first place, we start with the current standings: Team W L GL PCT GB TampaBay 98 64 0 0.605 0.0 NYYankees 93 68 1 0.578 4.5 Boston 87 75 0 0.537 11.0 Baltimore 79 82 1 0.491 18.5 Toronto 79 83 0 0.488 19.0 Total 436 372 2 Baltimore can finish the season with at most 79 + 1 = 80 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: TampaBay has already won 98 games. NYYankees has already won 93 games. Boston has already won 87 games. # Baltimore Orioles' magic number # Baltimore's magic number # Orioles' magic number # MLB Playoff Race