Yea but the definition of "Magic Number" is the number of combination of wins and losses by other team to
win the division....not tie.
Check this...from MLB.com
<a href="http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseball_basics/mlb_basics_stats_101.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseball_basics/mlb_basics_stats_101.jsp</a>
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Magic Numbers
etermine the number of games yet to be played, add one, then subtract the number of games ahead in the loss column of the standings from the closest opponent.
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