LADodgers Dodgers First-Place Elimination Scenario
LADodgers must win 0 more games (97 total) to avoid elimination from first place.
Here are the final standings in a scenario in which LADodgers finishes in first place with 97 wins:

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
LADodgers        97	65	0.599	0.00
SanDiego         92	70	0.568	5.00
Arizona          84	78	0.519	13.00
SanFrancisco     68	94	0.420	29.00
Colorado         58	104	0.358	39.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
LADodgers        97	61	4	0.614	0.0
SanDiego         88	70	4	0.557	9.0
Arizona          84	74	4	0.532	13.0
SanFrancisco     65	94	3	0.409	32.5
Colorado         57	101	4	0.361	40.0

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

Arizona currently has 8 win(s) against Colorado and 4 loss(es).
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against Colorado and loses 1.
Arizona wins the series 8 games to 5.
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

Arizona currently has 7 win(s) against LADodgers and 6 loss(es).
Arizona and LADodgers have no remaining games.
Arizona wins the series 7 games to 6.
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

Arizona currently has 5 win(s) against SanDiego and 5 loss(es).
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against SanDiego and loses 3.
Arizona loses the series 5 games to 8.
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

Arizona currently has 10 win(s) against SanFrancisco and 3 loss(es).
Arizona and SanFrancisco have no remaining games.
Arizona wins the series 10 games to 3.
Arizona wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

Colorado currently has 3 win(s) against LADodgers and 10 loss(es).
Colorado and LADodgers have no remaining games.
Colorado loses the series 3 games to 10.
Colorado wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 3.

Colorado currently has 2 win(s) against SanDiego and 11 loss(es).
Colorado and SanDiego have no remaining games.
Colorado loses the series 2 games to 11.
Colorado wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 3.

Colorado currently has 7 win(s) against SanFrancisco and 6 loss(es).
Colorado and SanFrancisco have no remaining games.
Colorado wins the series 7 games to 6.
Colorado wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 3.

LADodgers currently has 8 win(s) against SanDiego and 4 loss(es).
LADodgers wins 0 additional game(s) against SanDiego and loses 1.
LADodgers wins the series 8 games to 5.
LADodgers wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

LADodgers currently has 6 win(s) against SanFrancisco and 4 loss(es).
LADodgers wins 0 additional game(s) against SanFrancisco and loses 3.
LADodgers loses the series 6 games to 7.
LADodgers wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

SanDiego currently has 9 win(s) against SanFrancisco and 4 loss(es).
SanDiego and SanFrancisco have no remaining games.
SanDiego wins the series 9 games to 4.
SanDiego wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 0.

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