Philadelphia Phillies First-Place Elimination Scenario Philadelphia must win 19 more games (49 total) to avoid elimination from first place. Here are the final standings in a scenario in which Philadelphia finishes in first place with 49 wins: Team W L PCT GB Philadelphia 49 113 0.302 0.00 New York 49 113 0.302 0.00 Atlanta 48 114 0.296 1.00 Washington 47 115 0.290 2.00 Miami 46 116 0.284 3.00 Tie breakers Philadelphia wins the series with New York 7 games to 6 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Atlanta 40 19 103 0.678 0.0 Philadelphia 30 28 104 0.517 9.5 Washington 30 29 103 0.508 10.0 Miami 26 33 103 0.441 14.0 New York 25 33 104 0.431 14.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games plays out in the scenario: Atlanta currently has 5 win(s) against Miami and 2 loss(es). Atlanta wins 1 additional game(s) against Miami and loses 5. Atlanta loses the series 6 games to 7. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Atlanta currently has 0 win(s) against New York and 0 loss(es). Atlanta wins 1 additional game(s) against New York and loses 12. Atlanta loses the series 1 games to 12. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Atlanta currently has 5 win(s) against Philadelphia and 1 loss(es). Atlanta wins 6 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 1. Atlanta wins the series 11 games to 2. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Atlanta currently has 4 win(s) against Washington and 3 loss(es). Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 6. Atlanta loses the series 4 games to 9. Atlanta wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Miami currently has 3 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Miami wins 8 additional game(s) against New York and loses 0. Miami wins the series 11 games to 2. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 70. Miami currently has 1 win(s) against Philadelphia and 3 loss(es). Miami wins 4 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 5. Miami loses the series 5 games to 8. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 70. Miami currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Miami wins 3 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 7. Miami loses the series 5 games to 8. Miami wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 70. New York currently has 0 win(s) against Philadelphia and 0 loss(es). New York wins 6 additional game(s) against Philadelphia and loses 7. New York loses the series 6 games to 7. New York wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 64. New York currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 4 loss(es). New York wins 6 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 0. New York wins the series 9 games to 4. New York wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 64. Philadelphia currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Philadelphia wins 6 additional game(s) against Washington and loses 4. Philadelphia wins the series 8 games to 5. Philadelphia wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 65. # Philadelphia Phillies' magic number # Philadelphia's magic number # Phillies' magic number # MLB Playoff Race