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Major League Baseball |
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East |
| Chicago | 77 | 66 | 19 | Central |
| St. Louis | 75 | 68 | 19 | Central |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central |
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 52 | 18 | West |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West |
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division | Maximum Win Total |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East | 107 |
| Chicago | 77 | 66 | 19 | Central | 96 |
| St. Louis | 75 | 68 | 19 | Central | 94 |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central | 93 |
| LA Dodgers | 93 | 52 | 17 | West | 110 |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West | 101 |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West | 97 |
To see that LA has clinched a playoff berth in this scenario consider the remaining series between teams in the NL Central.
| Remaining Series in the NL Central | |
| Chicago vs. Milwaukee | 4 Games Left |
| Chicago vs. St. Louis | 7 Games Left |
| Milwaukee vs. St. Louis | 3 Games Left |
Since Milwaukee and St. Louis still have a three-game series left to play, they can't both finish the season with 93 or more wins. Milwaukee can only make it to 93 wins by sweeping their series with Chicago and St. Louis. In that case, Chicago and St. Louis finish the season with at most 92 and 91 wins, respectively. On the other hand if St. Louis makes it to 93 wins, Milwaukee can finish the season with at most 91 wins.
Conclusion: In this scenario the Dodgers clinch a playoff berth by finishing ahead of the second-place teams in the NL East and Central, and being at worst the third-place team in the NL West.
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division | Maximum Win Total |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East | 107 |
| Chicago | 78 | 66 | 18 | Central | 96 |
| St. Louis | 75 | 68 | 19 | Central | 94 |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central | 93 |
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 53 | 17 | West | 109 |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West | 101 |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West | 97 |
In this case it's still possible for two teams in the Central division to finish with 92 wins each. For example, if Milwaukee wins all 18 of their remaining games, and Chicago wins all but their four remaining games with Milwaukee, then the two teams will finish the season with 93 and 92 wins, respectively.
Conclusion: In this scenario the Dodgers' playoff-clinch number remains at 1.
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division | Maximum Win Total |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East | 107 |
| Chicago | 77 | 67 | 18 | Central | 95 |
| St. Louis | 75 | 68 | 19 | Central | 94 |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central | 93 |
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 53 | 17 | West | 109 |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West | 101 |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West | 97 |
In this case it's still possible for two teams in the Central division to finish with 92 wins each. For example, if Milwaukee wins three of the four games with Chicago (and loses one), and they and Chicago each win all of their other games then both teams will finish the season with 92 wins.
Conclusion: In this scenario the Dodgers' playoff-clinch number remains at 1.
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division | Maximum Win Total |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East | 107 |
| Chicago | 77 | 67 | 18 | Central | 95 |
| St. Louis | 75 | 68 | 19 | Central | 94 |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 70 | 17 | Central | 92 |
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 53 | 17 | West | 109 |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West | 101 |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West | 97 |
Since Milwaukee and St. Louis still have a three-game series left to play, they can't both finish the season with 92 or more wins. Milwaukee can only make it to 92 wins by sweeping their series with Chicago and St. Louis. In that case Chicago and St. Louis finish the season with at most 91 wins each. If St. Louis makes it to 92 or 93 wins, Chicago and Milwaukee can finish with at most 88 and 89 wins, respectively.
Conclusion: In this scenario the Dodgers clinch a playoff berth by finishing ahead of the second-place teams in the NL East and Central, and being at worst the third-place team in the NL West.
| Team | W | L | Games Left | Division | Maximum Win Total |
| Washington | 88 | 55 | 19 | East | 107 |
| Chicago | 77 | 67 | 18 | Central | 95 |
| St. Louis | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central | 93 |
| Milwaukee | 75 | 69 | 18 | Central | 93 |
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 53 | 17 | West | 109 |
| Arizona | 83 | 61 | 18 | West | 101 |
| Colorado | 79 | 65 | 18 | West | 97 |
In this case it's still possible for two teams in the Central division to finish with 92 wins each as in Scenario 3.
Conclusion: In this scenario the Dodgers' playoff-clinch number remains at 1.