Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario

Washington does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 0 of their remaining games (71 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     95	67	0.586	0.00
Atlanta          89	73	0.549	6.00
New York         89	73	0.549	6.00
Washington       71	91	0.438	24.00
Miami            62	100	0.383	33.00

Tie breakers
Atlanta wins the season 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
Philadelphia     95	67	0	0.586	0.0
Atlanta          89	73	0	0.549	6.0
New York         89	73	0	0.549	6.0
Washington       71	91	0	0.438	24.0
Miami            62	100	0	0.383	33.0

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

Atlanta has won the season series with Miami 9 games to 4.
Atlanta has won the season series with New York 7 games to 6.
Atlanta has won the season series with Philadelphia 7 games to 6.
New York has won the season series with Miami 7 games to 6.
New York has won the season series with Washington 11 games to 2.
Philadelphia has won the season series with Miami 7 games to 6.
Philadelphia has won the season series with New York 7 games to 6.
Philadelphia has won the season series with Washington 9 games to 4.
Washington has won the season series with Atlanta 8 games to 5.
Washington has won the season series with Miami 11 games to 2.

Atlanta wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Miami wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
New York wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Philadelphia wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Washington wins 0 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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