Teaser : Detroit -- Placido Polanco had three RBI Wednesday and drove in the go - ahead run in the seventh inning to rally Detroit past the Los Angeles Angels 9 - 6 . Story : The Tigers scored four times in the last three innings to slow down the Angels ' sprint to the American League West title . Los Angeles ' magic number to clinch the division crown remained at seven .

Q with options: Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: What does Los Angeles ' magic number refer to ?
Choices:
[a]. None of the above choices ..
[b]. The numbers of the greatest players to play for the team.
[c]. The number of runs that need to be scored to win a game.
[d]. The number of games they need to win to finish in first.
[d].