Marines Magic Number & Climax Series Scenarios (2026)

Pacific League #544-48-3 (W-L-D), PCT .47816.0 GB48 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

46W to go

46 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: 44-48-3 (W-L-D)

Pennant: Needs help / Climax Series: 46W to go

Marines games

vs Hawks11 left

vs Lions9 left

vs Fighters9 left

vs Buffaloes8 left

vs Eagles11 left

Simulate games between other teams (10 matchups)

Hawks vs Lions8 left

Hawks vs Fighters9 left

Hawks vs Buffaloes10 left

Hawks vs Eagles8 left

Lions vs Fighters8 left

Lions vs Buffaloes8 left

Lions vs Eagles9 left

Fighters vs Buffaloes7 left

Fighters vs Eagles9 left

Buffaloes 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
0	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	3.5	4.5	5.5	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.5	4.5	3.5	4.5	4.5	5	5	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.5	4.5	5.5	6.5	7.5	8.5	7.5	7.5	8.5	9	8	7	6	5.5	6.5	6	6	6	5	5.5	5.5	5	5	6	7	6	5.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	7	7.5	7.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	9	9	8	8.5	8.5	8	8	8.5	8	8.5	8	7.5	6.5	6.5	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	12.5	12.5	13.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	15	15	16	16	16	16

Recorded automatically every day (since March 27).

Remaining head-to-head games

Opponent	Games left
Hawks	11
Lions	9
Fighters	9
Buffaloes	8
Eagles	11
Total	48

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 Lions Fighters Buffaloes Eagles

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