Texas Rangers First-Place Clinch Scenario Texas does not have a first-place clinch number Here is a scenario in which Texas wins all 10 of their remaining games (89 total) but does not but does not clinch first place. Team W L PCT GB Seattle 89 73 0.549 0.00 Texas 89 73 0.549 0.00 Houston 87 75 0.537 2.00 Los Angeles 74 88 0.457 15.00 Oakland 71 91 0.438 18.00 Tie breakers Seattle wins the season series with Texas 10 games to 3. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division: Team W L GL PCT GB Seattle 83 68 11 0.550 0.0 Houston 83 69 10 0.546 0.5 Texas 79 73 10 0.520 4.5 Oakland 71 80 11 0.470 12.0 Los Angeles 69 82 11 0.457 14.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario: Los Angeles has won the season series with Oakland 9 games to 4. Seattle has won the season series with Los Angeles 9 games to 4. Seattle has won the season series with Oakland 7 games to 6. Seattle has won the season series with Texas 10 games to 3. Texas has won the season series with Los Angeles 8 games to 5. Texas has won the season series with Oakland 8 games to 5. Houston currently has 4 wins against Oakland and 6 losses. Houston wins 3 additional games against Oakland and loses 0. Houston wins the series 7 games to 6 Los Angeles currently has 4 wins against Houston and 6 losses. Los Angeles wins 3 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Los Angeles wins the series 7 games to 6 Seattle currently has 5 wins against Houston and 5 losses. Seattle wins 2 additional games against Houston and loses 1. Seattle wins the series 7 games to 6 Texas currently has 6 wins against Houston and 6 losses. Texas wins 1 additional games against Houston and loses 0. Texas wins the series 7 games to 6 Houston wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0. Los Angeles wins 2 games agains teams outside the division and loses 6. Oakland wins 0 games agains teams outside the division and loses 8. Seattle wins 4 games agains teams outside the division and loses 4. Texas wins 9 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