Lions Magic Number & Climax Series Scenarios (2026)

Pacific League #255-43-3 (W-L-D), PCT .5618.0 GB42 games left(as of August 5)

Pennant

Needs help

This team can no longer clinch the pennant on its own wins alone — it needs help in the form of losses by the teams above it.

Climax Series

36W to go

36 more wins clinch a Climax Series berth (top three) regardless of other teams' results.

New to these terms? What is a magic number? / How the Climax Series works

What-If Simulator

Pencil in results for upcoming games and see how the magic number, Climax Series race, and standings would change. You can simulate games between other teams, too.

Current record: 55-43-3 (W-L-D)

Pennant: Needs help / Climax Series: 36W to go

Lions games

vs Hawks8 left

vs Fighters8 left

vs Buffaloes8 left

vs Marines9 left

vs Eagles9 left

Simulate games between other teams (10 matchups)

Hawks vs Fighters9 left

Hawks vs Buffaloes10 left

Hawks vs Marines11 left

Hawks vs Eagles8 left

Fighters vs Buffaloes7 left

Fighters vs Marines9 left

Fighters vs Eagles9 left

Buffaloes vs Marines8 left

Buffaloes vs Eagles11 left

Marines vs Eagles11 left

Season history

Rank history (all teams)

Hawks
Lions
Fighters
Buffaloes
Marines
Eagles

Show data table

Team	3/27	3/28	3/29	3/31	4/1	4/2	4/3	4/4	4/5	4/7	4/8	4/9	4/10	4/11	4/12	4/14	4/15	4/16	4/17	4/18	4/19	4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/26	5/27	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/2	6/3	6/4	6/5	6/6	6/7	6/9	6/10	6/11	6/12	6/13	6/14	6/16	6/17	6/19	6/20	6/21	6/22	6/23	6/24	6/25	6/26	6/27	6/28	6/30	7/1	7/2	7/3	7/4	7/5	7/7	7/8	7/9	7/10	7/11	7/12	7/14	7/15	7/16	7/17	7/18	7/19	7/20	7/21	7/22	7/23	7/24	7/25	7/26	7/27	7/28	7/29	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4	8/5
Hawks	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Lions	4	5	4	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Fighters	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Buffaloes	6	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Marines	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Eagles	3	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Games behind the leader (0 = first place)

Show data table

3/27	3/28	3/29	3/31	4/1	4/2	4/3	4/4	4/5	4/7	4/8	4/9	4/10	4/11	4/12	4/14	4/15	4/16	4/17	4/18	4/19	4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/26	5/27	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/2	6/3	6/4	6/5	6/6	6/7	6/9	6/10	6/11	6/12	6/13	6/14	6/16	6/17	6/19	6/20	6/21	6/22	6/23	6/24	6/25	6/26	6/27	6/28	6/30	7/1	7/2	7/3	7/4	7/5	7/7	7/8	7/9	7/10	7/11	7/12	7/14	7/15	7/16	7/17	7/18	7/19	7/20	7/21	7/22	7/23	7/24	7/25	7/26	7/27	7/28	7/29	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4	8/5
1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4.5	3.5	2.5	3.5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	3.5	4	4	4	4	4	4.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	2	1.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.5	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	4.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6	6	6	6	7	8

Recorded automatically every day (since March 27).

Remaining head-to-head games

Opponent	Games left
Hawks	8
Fighters	8
Buffaloes	8
Marines	9
Eagles	9
Total	42

Pacific League standings

Rank	Team	W-L-D	PCT	GB	Left	Pennant	CS
1	Hawks	62-34-1	.646	--	46	M37	32W to go
2	Lions	55-43-3	.561	8.0	42	Needs help	36W to go
3	Fighters	56-45-0	.554	8.5	42	Needs help	37W to go
4	Buffaloes	49-48-2	.505	13.5	44	Needs help	43W to go
5	Marines	44-48-3	.478	16.0	48	Needs help	46W to go
6	Eagles	36-58-1	.383	25.0	48	Needs help	Open

---- marks the Climax Series line (top 3)

Other teams

Tigers Giants Swallows BayStars Carp Dragons Hawks Fighters Buffaloes Marines Eagles

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