Texas Rangers First-Place Clinch Scenario Texas does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Texas wins all 21 of their remaining games (91 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Houston 93 69 0.574 0.00 Texas 91 71 0.562 2.00 Oakland 72 90 0.444 21.00 LAAngels 67 95 0.414 26.00 Seattle 66 96 0.407 27.00 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Houston 72 69 21 0.511 0.0 Texas 70 71 21 0.496 2.0 Seattle 66 75 21 0.468 6.0 Oakland 55 86 21 0.390 17.0 LAAngels 53 87 22 0.379 18.5 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. Houston currently has 4 wins against Oakland and 5 losses. Houston wins 4 additional games against Oakland and loses 0. Houston wins the series 8 games to 5 LAAngels currently has 2 wins against Seattle and 4 losses. LAAngels wins 7 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. LAAngels wins the series 9 games to 4 Oakland currently has 6 wins against LAAngels and 5 losses. Oakland wins 2 additional games against LAAngels and loses 0. Oakland wins the series 8 games to 5 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 Seattle currently has 9 wins against Houston and 2 losses. Seattle wins 0 additional games against Houston and loses 2. Seattle wins the series 9 games to 4 Texas currently has 7 wins against Seattle and 3 losses. Texas wins 3 additional games against Seattle and loses 0. Texas wins the series 10 games to 3 Houston wins 15 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. LAAngels wins 7 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Oakland wins 9 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Seattle wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 3. Texas wins 18 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above. # Texas Rangers' magic number # Texas's magic number # Rangers' magic number # MLB Playoff Race