▁losing ▁stre ak ▁beginning ▁August ▁ 2 5 . ▁Seattle ▁had ▁an ▁August ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 6 – 1 3 ▁(. 5 5 2 ), ▁while ▁California ▁had ▁an ▁August ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 3 – 1 7 ▁(. 4 3 3 ). ▁Seattle ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁with ▁Texas ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁it ▁never ▁recovered ▁from . ▁ ▁Then ▁in ▁September , ▁California ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁second ▁ 9 - game ▁sk id ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 3 – 2 3 , ▁allowing ▁ ▁Seattle ▁to ▁take ▁first ▁place ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁ 7 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁California ▁s ank ▁to ▁three ▁games ▁behind ▁with ▁five ▁games ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁won ▁all ▁five , — ▁a ▁shut out ▁of ▁Seattle ▁in ▁the ▁King d ome ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics — while ▁Seattle ▁lost ▁their ▁last ▁two ▁at ▁Texas , ▁forcing ▁the ▁tie bre aker . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁received ▁home ▁field ▁advantage ▁for ▁the ▁tie bre aker ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁coin ▁toss ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Line ▁score ▁and ▁summary ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁normal ▁ML B ▁practice ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁for ▁this ▁game ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁coin ▁toss es ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁determine ▁home ▁teams ▁for ▁all ▁potential ▁one - game ▁tie break ers . ▁All ▁statistics ▁compiled ▁during ▁the