Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario

Washington does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 58 of their remaining games (110 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Atlanta          111	51	0.685	0.00
Washington       110	52	0.679	1.00
Philadelphia     78	84	0.481	33.00
NYMets           77	85	0.475	34.00
Miami            77	85	0.475	34.00

Tie breakers
NYMets wins the season 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
Atlanta          61	42	59	0.592	0.0
Philadelphia     56	48	58	0.538	5.5
Miami            52	52	58	0.500	9.5
Washington       52	52	58	0.500	9.5
NYMets           43	61	58	0.413	18.5

Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario:


Atlanta currently has 5 wins against Miami and 2 losses.
  Atlanta wins 6 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Atlanta wins the series 11 games to 2

Atlanta currently has 3 wins against NYMets and 4 losses.
  Atlanta wins 6 additional games against NYMets and loses 0.
  Atlanta wins the series 9 games to 4

Atlanta currently has 5 wins against Philadelphia and 1 losses.
  Atlanta wins 6 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 1.
  Atlanta wins the series 11 games to 2

NYMets currently has 3 wins against Miami and 3 losses.
  NYMets wins 4 additional games against Miami and loses 3.
  NYMets wins the series 7 games to 6

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Miami and 2 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 6 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Philadelphia wins the series 11 games to 2

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against NYMets and 4 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 4 additional games against NYMets and loses 0.
  Philadelphia wins the series 9 games to 4

Washington currently has 3 wins against Atlanta and 4 losses.
  Washington wins 6 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 9 games to 4

Washington currently has 1 wins against Miami and 5 losses.
  Washington wins 7 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 8 games to 5

Washington currently has 4 wins against NYMets and 3 losses.
  Washington wins 6 additional games against NYMets and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 10 games to 3

Washington currently has 2 wins against Philadelphia and 5 losses.
  Washington wins 6 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 8 games to 5

Atlanta wins 32 games agains teams outside the division and loses 2.
Miami wins 22 games agains teams outside the division and loses 10.
NYMets wins 30 games agains teams outside the division and loses 5.
Philadelphia wins 11 games agains teams outside the division and loses 24.
Washington wins 33 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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