Miami Marlins First-Place Clinch Scenario Miami does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Miami wins all 44 of their remaining games (103 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Atlanta 103 59 0.636 0.00 Miami 103 59 0.636 0.00 Philadelphia 87 75 0.537 16.00 NYMets 71 91 0.438 32.00 Washington 69 93 0.426 34.00 Tie breakers Atlanta wins the season series with Miami 8 games to 5. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Atlanta 70 47 45 0.598 0.0 Philadelphia 62 56 44 0.525 8.5 Miami 59 59 44 0.500 11.5 Washington 58 61 43 0.487 13.0 NYMets 51 67 44 0.432 19.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Atlanta currently has 8 wins against Miami and 2 losses. Atlanta wins 0 additional games against Miami and loses 3. Atlanta wins the series 8 games to 5 Atlanta currently has 4 wins against NYMets and 6 losses. Atlanta wins 3 additional games against NYMets and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 7 games to 6 Atlanta currently has 5 wins against Philadelphia and 1 losses. Atlanta wins 7 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 12 games to 1 Atlanta currently has 8 wins against Washington and 3 losses. Atlanta wins 0 additional games against Washington and loses 2. Atlanta wins the series 8 games to 5 Miami currently has 6 wins against NYMets and 4 losses. Miami wins 3 additional games against NYMets and loses 0. Miami wins the series 9 games to 4 Miami currently has 5 wins against Philadelphia and 5 losses. Miami wins 3 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 0. Miami wins the series 8 games to 5 Miami currently has 5 wins against Washington and 1 losses. Miami wins 7 additional games against Washington and loses 0. Miami wins the series 12 games to 1 NYMets currently has 4 wins against Philadelphia and 5 losses. NYMets wins 3 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 1. NYMets wins the series 7 games to 6 Philadelphia currently has 8 wins against Washington and 3 losses. Philadelphia wins 2 additional games against Washington and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 10 games to 3 Washington currently has 4 wins against NYMets and 3 losses. Washington wins 4 additional games against NYMets and loses 2. Washington wins the series 8 games to 5 Atlanta wins 23 games agains teams outside the division and loses 7. Miami wins 28 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. NYMets wins 15 games agains teams outside the division and loses 13. Philadelphia wins 22 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Washington wins 5 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. # Miami Marlins' magic number # Miami's magic number # Marlins' magic number # MLB Playoff Race