Oakland Athletics First-Place Clinch Scenario Oakland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Oakland wins all 66 of their remaining games (105 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Los Angeles 105 57 0.648 0.00 Oakland 105 57 0.648 0.00 Seattle 75 87 0.463 30.00 Houston 74 88 0.457 31.00 Texas 69 93 0.426 36.00 Tie breakers Los Angeles wins the season series with Oakland 7 games to 6. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 55 39 68 0.585 0.0 Seattle 49 45 68 0.521 6.0 Texas 47 48 67 0.495 8.5 Los Angeles 46 48 68 0.489 9.0 Oakland 39 57 66 0.406 17.0 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 3 additional games against Los Angeles and loses 4. Houston wins the series 7 games to 6 Houston currently has 2 wins against Texas and 3 losses. Houston wins 5 additional games against Texas and loses 3. Houston wins the series 7 games to 6 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 8 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Los Angeles wins the series 10 games to 3 Los Angeles currently has 2 wins against Texas and 5 losses. Los Angeles wins 6 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Los Angeles wins the series 8 games to 5 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 3 wins against Houston and 4 losses. Seattle wins 5 additional games against Houston and loses 1. Seattle wins the series 8 games to 5 Seattle currently has 7 wins against Texas and 2 losses. Seattle wins 2 additional games against Texas and loses 2. Seattle wins the series 9 games to 4 Houston wins 10 games agains teams outside the division and loses 30. Los Angeles wins 41 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Oakland wins 41 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 19 games agains teams outside the division and loses 25. Texas wins 17 games agains teams outside the division and loses 26. 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