Oakland Athletics First-Place Clinch Scenario Oakland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Oakland wins all 5 of their remaining games (67 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Texas 79 83 0.488 0.00 Seattle 78 84 0.481 1.00 Houston 78 84 0.481 1.00 Oakland 67 95 0.414 12.00 LAAngels 60 102 0.370 19.00 Tie breakers Seattle wins the season series with Houston 10 games to 3. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 78 79 5 0.497 0.0 Texas 78 79 5 0.497 0.0 Seattle 73 84 5 0.465 5.0 Oakland 62 95 5 0.395 16.0 LAAngels 60 97 5 0.382 18.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Houston has won the season series with LAAngels 7 games to 6. Houston has won the season series with Texas 9 games to 4. LAAngels has won the season series with Texas 8 games to 5. Oakland has won the season series with Seattle 7 games to 6. Oakland has won the season series with Texas 7 games to 6. Texas has won the season series with Seattle 8 games to 5. Oakland currently has 5 wins against Houston and 4 losses. Oakland wins 4 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 9 games to 4 Oakland currently has 7 wins against LAAngels and 5 losses. Oakland wins 1 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 8 games to 5 Seattle currently has 9 wins against Houston and 3 losses. Seattle wins 1 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 10 games to 3 Seattle currently has 5 wins against LAAngels and 4 losses. Seattle wins 4 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 9 games to 4 Houston wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. LAAngels wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Oakland wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Texas wins 1 games agains teams outside the division and loses 4. 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