Oakland has been eliminated from first place. To show that Oakland is eliminated from first place, we start with the current standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Seattle 82 68 12 0.547 0.0 Houston 82 69 11 0.543 0.5 Texas 79 72 11 0.523 3.5 Oakland 70 80 12 0.467 12.0 Los Angeles 69 81 12 0.460 13.0 Total 382 370 58 Oakland can finish the season with at most 70 + 12 = 82 wins. Seattle already has 82 wins. Seattle has 7 wins and 6 losses against Oakland with 0 games left in the series. Oakland has lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with Seattle. # Oakland Athletics' magic number # Oakland's magic number # Athletics' magic number # MLB Playoff Race