Milwaukee Brewers First-Place Eliminiation Scenario Milwaukee must win 9 more games (62 total) to avoid elimination from first place. Here are the final standings in a scenario in which Milwaukee finishes in first place with 62 wins: Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 62 100 0.383 0.00 Chicago 61 101 0.377 1.00 Pittsburgh 60 102 0.370 2.00 Cincinnati 60 102 0.370 2.00 St. Louis 60 102 0.370 2.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Chicago 54 38 70 0.587 0.0 Milwaukee 53 40 69 0.570 1.5 St. Louis 49 44 69 0.527 5.5 Cincinnati 47 46 69 0.505 7.5 Pittsburgh 38 56 68 0.404 17.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games plays out in the scenario: Chicago currently has 4 win(s) against Cincinnati and 2 loss(es). Chicago wins 4 additional game(s) against Cincinnati and loses 3. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Milwaukee and 2 loss(es). Chicago wins 3 additional game(s) against Milwaukee and loses 5. Chicago loses the series 6 games to 7. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Chicago currently has 5 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 2 loss(es). Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 6. Chicago loses the series 5 games to 8. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Chicago currently has 4 win(s) against St. Louis and 3 loss(es). Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 6. Chicago loses the series 4 games to 9. Chicago wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Cincinnati currently has 2 win(s) against Milwaukee and 5 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 6 additional game(s) against Milwaukee and loses 0. Cincinnati wins the series 8 games to 5. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Cincinnati currently has 4 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 2 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 7. Cincinnati loses the series 4 games to 9. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Cincinnati currently has 3 win(s) against St. Louis and 4 loss(es). Cincinnati wins 4 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 2. Cincinnati wins the series 7 games to 6. Cincinnati wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Milwaukee currently has 4 win(s) against Pittsburgh and 3 loss(es). Milwaukee wins 1 additional game(s) against Pittsburgh and loses 5. Milwaukee loses the series 5 games to 8. Milwaukee wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Milwaukee currently has 4 win(s) against St. Louis and 3 loss(es). Milwaukee wins 3 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 3. Milwaukee wins the series 7 games to 6. Milwaukee wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. Pittsburgh currently has 5 win(s) against St. Louis and 4 loss(es). Pittsburgh wins 4 additional game(s) against St. Louis and loses 0. Pittsburgh wins the series 9 games to 4. Pittsburgh wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 45. # Milwaukee Brewers' magic number # Milwaukee's magic number # Brewers' magic number # MLB Playoff Race