Philadelphia Phillies First-Place Clinch Scenario Philadelphia does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Philadelphia wins all 122 of their remaining games (140 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Atlanta 141 21 0.870 0.00 Philadelphia 140 22 0.864 1.00 Miami 67 95 0.414 74.00 Washington 65 97 0.401 76.00 New York 63 99 0.389 78.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Atlanta 27 13 122 0.675 0.0 Washington 19 21 122 0.475 8.0 Miami 18 22 122 0.450 9.0 Philadelphia 18 22 122 0.450 9.0 New York 15 24 123 0.385 11.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Atlanta currently has 2 wins against Miami and 1 losses. Atlanta wins 10 additional games against Miami and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 12 games to 1 Atlanta currently has 0 wins against New York and 0 losses. Atlanta wins 13 additional games against New York and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 13 games to 0 Atlanta currently has 3 wins against Washington and 1 losses. Atlanta wins 9 additional games against Washington and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 12 games to 1 Miami currently has 0 wins against New York and 0 losses. Miami wins 10 additional games against New York and loses 3. Miami wins the series 10 games to 3 New York currently has 1 wins against Washington and 2 losses. New York wins 10 additional games against Washington and loses 0. New York wins the series 11 games to 2 Philadelphia currently has 1 wins against Atlanta and 5 losses. Philadelphia wins 7 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 8 games to 5 Philadelphia currently has 3 wins against Miami and 1 losses. Philadelphia wins 9 additional games against Miami and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 12 games to 1 Philadelphia currently has 0 wins against New York and 0 losses. Philadelphia wins 13 additional games against New York and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 13 games to 0 Philadelphia currently has 2 wins against Washington and 1 losses. Philadelphia wins 10 additional games against Washington and loses 0. Philadelphia wins the series 12 games to 1 Washington currently has 1 wins against Miami and 1 losses. Washington wins 11 additional games against Miami and loses 0. Washington wins the series 12 games to 1 Atlanta wins 82 games agains teams outside the division and loses 1. Miami wins 39 games agains teams outside the division and loses 40. New York wins 35 games agains teams outside the division and loses 39. Philadelphia wins 83 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Washington wins 35 games agains teams outside the division and loses 47. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Philadelphia Phillies' magic number # Philadelphia's magic number # Phillies' magic number # MLB Playoff Race