Houston Astros First-Place Eliminiation Scenario Houston must win 18 more games (44 total) to avoid elimination from first place. Here are the final standings in a scenario in which Houston finishes in first place with 44 wins: Team W L PCT GB Houston 44 118 0.272 0.00 Seattle 43 119 0.265 1.00 Texas 43 119 0.265 1.00 Los Angeles 43 119 0.265 1.00 Oakland 43 119 0.265 1.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Seattle 29 21 112 0.580 0.0 Houston 26 25 111 0.510 3.5 Los Angeles 25 25 112 0.500 4.0 Texas 25 27 110 0.481 5.0 Oakland 22 30 110 0.423 8.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games plays out in the scenario: Houston currently has 2 win(s) against Los Angeles and 1 loss(es). Houston wins 7 additional game(s) against Los Angeles and loses 3. Houston wins the series 9 games to 4. Houston wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Houston currently has 0 win(s) against Oakland and 0 loss(es). Houston wins 2 additional game(s) against Oakland and loses 11. Houston loses the series 2 games to 11. Houston wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Houston currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 3 loss(es). Houston wins 5 additional game(s) against Seattle and loses 3. Houston wins the series 7 games to 6. Houston wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Houston currently has 2 win(s) against Texas and 2 loss(es). Houston wins 4 additional game(s) against Texas and loses 5. Houston loses the series 6 games to 7. Houston wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 71. Los Angeles currently has 4 win(s) against Oakland and 0 loss(es). Los Angeles wins 5 additional game(s) against Oakland and loses 4. Los Angeles wins the series 9 games to 4. Los Angeles wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 72. Los Angeles currently has 0 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Los Angeles wins 6 additional game(s) against Seattle and loses 5. Los Angeles loses the series 6 games to 7. Los Angeles wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 72. Los Angeles currently has 0 win(s) against Texas and 3 loss(es). Los Angeles wins 4 additional game(s) against Texas and loses 6. Los Angeles loses the series 4 games to 9. Los Angeles wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 72. Oakland currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 4 loss(es). Oakland wins 0 additional game(s) against Seattle and loses 6. Oakland loses the series 3 games to 10. Oakland wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 76. Oakland currently has 5 win(s) against Texas and 2 loss(es). Oakland wins 6 additional game(s) against Texas and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 11 games to 2. Oakland wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 76. Seattle currently has 5 win(s) against Texas and 1 loss(es). Seattle wins 0 additional game(s) against Texas and loses 7. Seattle loses the series 5 games to 8. Seattle wins 0 additional game(s) against teams outside the division and loses 80. # Houston Astros' magic number # Houston's magic number # Astros' magic number # MLB Playoff Race