Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario

Washington does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 68 of their remaining games (106 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     107	55	0.660	0.00
Washington       106	56	0.654	1.00
Atlanta          89	73	0.549	18.00
Miami            72	90	0.444	35.00
New York         70	92	0.432	37.00

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 in the division play out in the scenario:


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

Miami currently has 3 wins against Atlanta and 2 losses.
  Miami wins 4 additional games against Atlanta and loses 4.
  Miami wins the series 7 games to 6

Miami currently has 2 wins against New York and 4 losses.
  Miami wins 5 additional games against New York and loses 2.
  Miami wins the series 7 games to 6

New York currently has 4 wins against Philadelphia and 2 losses.
  New York wins 5 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 2.
  New York wins the series 9 games to 4

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

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Miami and 2 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 3 additional games against Miami and loses 3.
  Philadelphia wins the series 8 games to 5

Washington currently has 3 wins against Atlanta and 3 losses.
  Washington wins 7 additional games against Atlanta and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 10 games to 3

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 2 wins against New York and 5 losses.
  Washington wins 6 additional games against New York and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 8 games to 5

Washington currently has 2 wins against Philadelphia and 4 losses.
  Washington wins 7 additional games against Philadelphia and loses 0.
  Washington wins the series 9 games to 4

Atlanta wins 38 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6.
Miami wins 18 games agains teams outside the division and loses 23.
New York wins 9 games agains teams outside the division and loses 32.
Philadelphia wins 44 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Washington wins 41 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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