Boston Red Sox First-Place Clinch Scenario

Boston does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Boston wins all 76 of their remaining games (118 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Toronto          118	44	0.728	0.00
Boston           118	44	0.728	0.00
Tampa Bay        72	90	0.444	46.00
Baltimore        71	91	0.438	47.00
New York         71	91	0.438	47.00

Tie breakers
Toronto wins the season series with Boston 7 games to 6.

Baltimore wins the season series with New York 7 games to 6.

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
New York         48	36	78	0.571	0.0
Tampa Bay        47	38	77	0.553	1.5
Toronto          46	38	78	0.548	2.0
Boston           42	44	76	0.488	7.0
Baltimore        37	47	78	0.440	11.0

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


Baltimore currently has 3 wins against New York and 3 losses.
  Baltimore wins 4 additional games against New York and loses 3.
  Baltimore wins the series 7 games to 6

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

Boston currently has 4 wins against Baltimore and 3 losses.
  Boston wins 6 additional games against Baltimore and loses 0.
  Boston wins the series 10 games to 3

Boston currently has 5 wins against New York and 1 losses.
  Boston wins 7 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Boston wins the series 12 games to 1

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 4 wins against Tampa Bay and 3 losses.
  New York wins 4 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 2.
  New York wins the series 8 games to 5

Toronto currently has 3 wins against Baltimore and 3 losses.
  Toronto wins 7 additional games against Baltimore and loses 0.
  Toronto wins the series 10 games to 3

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

Toronto currently has 2 wins against New York and 2 losses.
  Toronto wins 6 additional games against New York and loses 3.
  Toronto wins the series 8 games to 5

Toronto currently has 1 wins against Tampa Bay and 5 losses.
  Toronto wins 7 additional games against Tampa Bay and loses 0.
  Toronto wins the series 8 games to 5

Baltimore wins 24 games agains teams outside the division and loses 28.
Boston wins 53 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
New York wins 13 games agains teams outside the division and loses 36.
Tampa Bay wins 23 games agains teams outside the division and loses 28.
Toronto wins 52 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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