Oakland Athletics First-Place Clinch Scenario Oakland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Oakland wins all 46 of their remaining games (91 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Texas 95 67 0.586 0.00 Oakland 91 71 0.562 4.00 Seattle 85 77 0.525 10.00 Houston 69 93 0.426 26.00 LAAngels 57 105 0.352 38.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 60 57 45 0.513 0.0 Texas 58 58 46 0.500 1.5 Seattle 56 61 45 0.479 4.0 LAAngels 45 71 46 0.388 14.5 Oakland 45 71 46 0.388 14.5 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Houston has won the season series with Texas 9 games to 4. LAAngels currently has 4 wins against Houston and 6 losses. LAAngels wins 3 additional games against Houston and loses 0. LAAngels wins the series 7 games to 6 Oakland currently has 3 wins against Houston and 3 losses. Oakland wins 7 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 10 games to 3 Oakland currently has 6 wins against LAAngels and 5 losses. Oakland wins 2 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 8 games to 5 Oakland currently has 2 wins against Seattle and 4 losses. Oakland wins 7 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 9 games to 4 Oakland currently has 4 wins against Texas and 3 losses. Oakland wins 6 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 10 games to 3 Seattle currently has 7 wins against Houston and 1 losses. Seattle wins 5 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 12 games to 1 Seattle currently has 4 wins against LAAngels and 2 losses. Seattle wins 7 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Texas currently has 2 wins against LAAngels and 4 losses. Texas wins 7 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Texas wins the series 9 games to 4 Texas currently has 7 wins against Seattle and 3 losses. Texas wins 3 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Texas wins the series 10 games to 3 Houston wins 9 games agains teams outside the division and loses 21. LAAngels wins 9 games agains teams outside the division and loses 18. Oakland wins 24 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 17 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Texas wins 27 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