Cincinnati Reds First-Place Clinch Scenario Cincinnati does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Cincinnati wins all 11 of their remaining games (86 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 96 66 0.593 0.00 Chicago 94 68 0.580 2.00 Cincinnati 86 76 0.531 10.00 St. Louis 77 85 0.475 19.00 Pittsburgh 67 95 0.414 29.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Milwaukee 92 59 11 0.609 0.0 Chicago 87 64 11 0.576 5.0 Cincinnati 75 76 11 0.497 17.0 St. Louis 74 78 10 0.487 18.5 Pittsburgh 65 87 10 0.428 27.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Chicago has won the season series with Milwaukee 7 games to 6. Milwaukee has won the season series with Pittsburgh 10 games to 3. Pittsburgh has won the season series with St. Louis 7 games to 6. Chicago currently has 9 wins against Pittsburgh and 3 losses. Chicago wins 1 additional games against Pittsburgh and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 10 games to 3 Chicago currently has 5 wins against St. Louis and 5 losses. Chicago wins 3 additional games against St. Louis and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5 Cincinnati currently has 4 wins against Chicago and 5 losses. Cincinnati wins 4 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Cincinnati wins the series 8 games to 5 Cincinnati currently has 6 wins against Pittsburgh and 4 losses. Cincinnati wins 3 additional games against Pittsburgh and loses 0. Cincinnati wins the series 9 games to 4 Milwaukee currently has 7 wins against Cincinnati and 3 losses. Milwaukee wins 0 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 3. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6 Milwaukee currently has 6 wins against St. Louis and 4 losses. Milwaukee wins 1 additional games against St. Louis and loses 2. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6 St. Louis currently has 7 wins against Cincinnati and 5 losses. St. Louis wins 0 additional games against Cincinnati and loses 1. St. Louis wins the series 7 games to 6 Chicago wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Cincinnati wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Milwaukee wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2. Pittsburgh wins 2 games agains teams outside the division and loses 4. St. Louis wins 1 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Cincinnati Reds' magic number # Cincinnati's magic number # Reds' magic number # MLB Playoff Race