Minnesota Twins First-Place Clinch Scenario Minnesota does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Minnesota wins all 70 of their remaining games (115 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Detroit 117 45 0.722 0.00 Minnesota 115 47 0.710 2.00 Chicago 84 78 0.519 33.00 Cleveland 69 93 0.426 48.00 Kansas City 62 100 0.383 55.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Detroit 59 35 68 0.628 0.0 Kansas City 46 48 68 0.489 13.0 Minnesota 45 47 70 0.489 13.0 Cleveland 43 48 71 0.473 14.5 Chicago 31 62 69 0.333 27.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Chicago currently has 0 wins against Cleveland and 3 losses. Chicago wins 10 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 10 games to 3 Chicago currently has 2 wins against Kansas City and 5 losses. Chicago wins 6 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5 Cleveland currently has 4 wins against Kansas City and 2 losses. Cleveland wins 7 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Cleveland wins the series 11 games to 2 Detroit currently has 5 wins against Chicago and 2 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 11 games to 2 Detroit currently has 4 wins against Cleveland and 3 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 10 games to 3 Detroit currently has 5 wins against Kansas City and 2 losses. Detroit wins 6 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Detroit wins the series 11 games to 2 Minnesota currently has 4 wins against Chicago and 2 losses. Minnesota wins 7 additional games against Chicago and loses 0. Minnesota wins the series 11 games to 2 Minnesota currently has 2 wins against Cleveland and 4 losses. Minnesota wins 7 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0. Minnesota wins the series 9 games to 4 Minnesota currently has 2 wins against Detroit and 4 losses. Minnesota wins 7 additional games against Detroit and loses 0. Minnesota wins the series 9 games to 4 Minnesota currently has 3 wins against Kansas City and 4 losses. Minnesota wins 6 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0. Minnesota wins the series 9 games to 4 Chicago wins 37 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Cleveland wins 19 games agains teams outside the division and loses 22. Detroit wins 40 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Kansas City wins 16 games agains teams outside the division and loses 27. Minnesota wins 43 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. # Minnesota Twins' magic number # Minnesota's magic number # Twins' magic number # MLB Playoff Race