Oakland Athletics First-Place Clinch Scenario Oakland does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Oakland wins all 110 of their remaining games (132 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Seattle 135 27 0.833 0.00 Oakland 132 30 0.815 3.00 Houston 55 107 0.340 80.00 Los Angeles 45 117 0.278 90.00 Texas 25 137 0.154 110.00 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 in the division play out in the scenario: Houston currently has 2 wins against Los Angeles and 1 losses. Houston wins 10 additional games against Los Angeles and loses 0. Houston wins the series 12 games to 1 Houston currently has 2 wins against Texas and 2 losses. Houston wins 9 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Houston wins the series 11 games to 2 Los Angeles currently has 0 wins against Texas and 3 losses. Los Angeles wins 10 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Los Angeles wins the series 10 games to 3 Oakland currently has 0 wins against Houston and 0 losses. Oakland wins 13 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 13 games to 0 Oakland currently has 0 wins against Los Angeles and 4 losses. Oakland wins 9 additional games against Los Angeles 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 2 losses. Seattle wins 8 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Seattle currently has 2 wins against Los Angeles and 0 losses. Seattle wins 11 additional games against Los Angeles and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 13 games to 0 Seattle currently has 5 wins against Texas and 1 losses. Seattle wins 7 additional games against Texas and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 12 games to 1 Houston wins 10 games agains teams outside the division and loses 61. Los Angeles wins 10 games agains teams outside the division and loses 62. Oakland wins 76 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 80 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Texas wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 78. 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