2018_Central_League_Climax_Series

2018 Central League Climax Series
2018 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Yomiuri Giants (2)
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (0)
Dates	October 13–14
Final stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4)
Yomiuri Giants (0)
Dates	October 17–19
MVP	Ryosuke Kikuchi (Carp)

2018 Central League Climax Series

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The 2018 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2018 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 13.

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Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 13	Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1	Meiji Jingu Stadium	3:06	30,735^[1]
2	October 14	Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 0	Meiji Jingu Stadium	2:40	30,798^[2]

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 17	Yomiuri Giants – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 6	Mazda Stadium	3:07	31,311^[3]
2	October 18	Yomiuri Giants – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4	Mazda Stadium	2:26	31,356^[4]
3	October 19	Yomiuri Giants – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5	Mazda Stadium	3:02	31,371^[5]

2018_Central_League_Climax_Series

2018 Central League Climax Series

First stage

Summary

Game 1

Game 2

Final stage

Summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yomiuri	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	6	1
Yakult	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
WP: Koji Uehara (1–0) LP: Yasuhiro Ogawa (0–1) Sv: Shun Yamaguchi (1) Home runs: YOM: Hayato Sakamoto (1) YAK: None Attendance: 30,735

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yomiuri	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0
Yakult	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WP: Tomoyuki Sugano (1–0) LP: Juri Hara (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Hisayoshi Chono (1), Casey McGehee (1), Yoshiyuki Kamei (1) YAK: None Attendance: 30,798

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yomiuri	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
Hiroshima	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	X	6	9	0
WP: Daichi Osera (1–0) LP: Cristopher Mercedes (0–1) Home runs: YOM: None HIR: Seiya Suzuki (1), Yoshihiro Maru (1) Attendance: 31,311

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yomiuri	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
Hiroshima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	4	3	1
WP: Kris Johnson (1–0) LP: Seishu Hatake (0–1) Sv: Shota Nakazaki (1) Home runs: YOM: None HIR: Ryosuke Kikuchi (1) Attendance: 31,356

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yomiuri	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	2
Hiroshima	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	X	5	5	1
WP: Aren Kuri (1–0) LP: Nobutaka Imamura (0–1) Sv: Geronimo Franzua (1) Home runs: YOM: None HIR: Yoshihiro Maru (2) Attendance: 31,371