Seattle Mariners First-Place Clinch Scenario Seattle does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Seattle wins all 22 of their remaining games (88 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Houston 89 73 0.549 0.00 Seattle 88 74 0.543 1.00 Texas 75 87 0.463 14.00 LAAngels 68 94 0.420 21.00 Oakland 65 97 0.401 24.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 71 69 22 0.507 0.0 Texas 69 71 22 0.493 2.0 Seattle 66 74 22 0.471 5.0 Oakland 54 86 22 0.386 17.0 LAAngels 53 87 22 0.379 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 Texas 7 games to 6. LAAngels currently has 5 wins against Oakland and 6 losses. LAAngels wins 2 additional games against Oakland and loses 0. LAAngels wins the series 7 games to 6 Oakland currently has 5 wins against Houston and 4 losses. Oakland wins 2 additional games against Houston and loses 2. Oakland wins the series 7 games to 6 Seattle currently has 9 wins against Houston and 2 losses. Seattle wins 2 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Seattle currently has 4 wins against LAAngels and 2 losses. Seattle wins 7 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Seattle currently has 4 wins against Oakland and 2 losses. Seattle wins 7 additional games against Oakland and loses 0. Seattle wins the series 11 games to 2 Texas currently has 7 wins against Seattle and 3 losses. Texas wins 0 additional games against Seattle and loses 3. Texas wins the series 7 games to 6 Houston wins 16 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. LAAngels wins 13 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Oakland wins 9 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 3 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Texas wins 6 games agains teams outside the division and loses 13. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Seattle Mariners' magic number # Seattle's magic number # Mariners' magic number # MLB Playoff Race