yes just like the division, as long as 2nd place team loses then it goes down. For the next two days either the Division or WC magic number goes down 1 each day. who cares about the WC magic number. shoot higher Don't have to be shooting for it to go down. I'd love for the Brewers to lose both games and the magic number to go to 9 while the Cubs are sitting around. I'm not going to be upset if the playoff number goes to 6 though.