Philadelphia Phillies First-Place Eliminiation Scenario Philadelphia must win 6 more games (60 total) to avoid elimination from first place. Here are the final standings in a scenario in which Philadelphia finishes in first place with 60 wins: Team W L PCT GB Philadelphia 60 102 0.370 0.00 Miami 60 102 0.370 0.00 New York 59 103 0.364 1.00 Washington 58 104 0.358 2.00 Atlanta 58 104 0.358 2.00 Tie breakers Philadelphia wins the series with Miami 7 games to 6 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Philadelphia 54 40 68 0.574 0.0 New York 54 41 67 0.568 0.5 Miami 42 51 69 0.452 11.5 Atlanta 41 52 69 0.441 12.5 Washington 38 56 68 0.404 16.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games plays out in the scenario: Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Miami and 3 loss(es). Atlanta wins 4 additional game(s) against Miami and loses 4. Atlanta loses the series 6 games to 7. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 44. Atlanta currently has 5 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Atlanta wins 6 additional game(s) against New York and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 11 games to 2. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 44. Atlanta currently has 4 win(s) against Philadelphia and 5 loss(es). Atlanta wins 4 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 0. Atlanta wins the series 8 games to 5. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 44. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 3 loss(es). Atlanta wins 3 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 4. Atlanta loses the series 6 games to 7. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 44. Miami currently has 2 win(s) against New York and 4 loss(es). Miami wins 6 additional game(s) against New York and loses 1. Miami wins the series 8 games to 5. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 41. Miami currently has 2 win(s) against Philadelphia and 5 loss(es). Miami wins 4 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 2. Miami loses the series 6 games to 7. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 41. Miami currently has 5 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Miami wins 4 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 3. Miami wins the series 9 games to 4. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 41. New York currently has 4 win(s) against Philadelphia and 2 loss(es). New York wins 4 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 3. New York wins the series 8 games to 5. New York wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 41. New York currently has 5 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). New York wins 0 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 6. New York loses the series 5 games to 8. New York wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 41. Philadelphia currently has 4 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Philadelphia wins 0 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 7. Philadelphia loses the series 4 games to 9. Philadelphia wins 1 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 43. # Philadelphia Phillies' magic number # Philadelphia's magic number # Phillies' magic number # MLB Playoff Race