Oakland Athletics First-Place Clinch Scenario Oakland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Oakland wins all 68 of their remaining games (106 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Houston 107 55 0.660 0.00 Oakland 106 56 0.654 1.00 Texas 93 69 0.574 14.00 Seattle 68 94 0.420 39.00 Los Angeles 67 95 0.414 40.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 55 38 69 0.591 0.0 Seattle 48 44 70 0.522 6.5 Los Angeles 45 47 70 0.489 9.5 Texas 45 48 69 0.484 10.0 Oakland 38 56 68 0.404 17.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Houston currently has 4 wins against Los Angeles and 2 losses. Houston wins 7 additional games against Los Angeles and loses 0. Houston wins the series 11 games to 2 Houston currently has 4 wins against Seattle and 3 losses. Houston wins 6 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Houston wins the series 10 games to 3 Los Angeles currently has 7 wins against Oakland and 0 losses. Los Angeles wins 0 additional games against Oakland and loses 6. Los Angeles wins the series 7 games to 6 Los Angeles currently has 2 wins against Seattle and 3 losses. Los Angeles wins 5 additional games against Seattle and loses 3. Los Angeles wins the series 7 games to 6 Oakland currently has 2 wins against Houston and 4 losses. Oakland wins 7 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 9 games to 4 Oakland currently has 3 wins against Seattle and 4 losses. Oakland wins 6 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 9 games to 4 Oakland currently has 5 wins against Texas and 2 losses. Oakland wins 6 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 11 games to 2 Seattle currently has 7 wins against Texas and 2 losses. Seattle wins 4 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Texas currently has 2 wins against Houston and 2 losses. Texas wins 5 additional games against Houston and loses 4. Texas wins the series 7 games to 6 Texas currently has 4 wins against Los Angeles and 2 losses. Texas wins 3 additional games against Los Angeles and loses 4. Texas wins the series 7 games to 6 Houston wins 35 games agains teams outside the division and loses 5. Los Angeles wins 13 games agains teams outside the division and loses 29. Oakland wins 43 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 13 games agains teams outside the division and loses 33. Texas wins 40 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Oakland Athletics' magic number # Oakland's magic number # Athletics' magic number # MLB Playoff Race