Washington Nationals First-Place Clinch Scenario

Washington does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 66 of their remaining games (104 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     105	57	0.648	0.00
Washington       104	58	0.642	1.00
Atlanta          81	81	0.500	24.00
Miami            80	82	0.494	25.00
New York         77	85	0.475	28.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
Philadelphia     55	41	66	0.573	0.0
New York         55	42	65	0.567	0.5
Miami            44	51	67	0.463	10.5
Atlanta          42	53	67	0.442	12.5
Washington       38	58	66	0.396	17.0

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


Atlanta currently has 2 wins against Miami and 3 losses.
  Atlanta wins 8 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  Atlanta wins the series 10 games to 3

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

New York currently has 4 wins against Miami and 2 losses.
  New York wins 7 additional games against Miami and loses 0.
  New York wins the series 11 games to 2

Philadelphia currently has 5 wins against Atlanta and 4 losses.
  Philadelphia wins 2 additional games against Atlanta and loses 2.
  Philadelphia wins the series 7 games to 6

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

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

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 23 games agains teams outside the division and loses 19.
Miami wins 32 games agains teams outside the division and loses 7.
New York wins 15 games agains teams outside the division and loses 24.
Philadelphia wins 39 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3.
Washington wins 39 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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