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.
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