2008 Central League Climax Series

2008 Central League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
Hanshin Tigers (1) Akinobu Okada 82–59–3 (.582), 2 GB
Dates October 18–20
Final Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (3) Tatsunori Hara 84–57–3 (.596), 2 GA
Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
Dates October 22–25
MVP Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri)

The 2008 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 18 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 25.

First Stage

Summary

The Hanshin Tigers were awarded home-field advantage for the entirety of Stage 1; however, all three games were played in the Orix Buffaloes' Kyocera Osaka Dome, a neutral field, as renovations to Koshien Stadium prevented postseason play.[1]

Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Chunichi Dragons – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0Kyocera Dome Osaka2:4933,824[2] 
2October 19Chunichi Dragons – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 7Kyocera Dome Osaka3:1633,881[3] 
3October 20Chunichi Dragons – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0Kyocera Dome Osaka2:3833,021[4]

Game 1

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi100001000250
Hanshin000000000060
WP: Kenshin Kawakami (1–0)   LP: Yuya Ando (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1)
Home runs:
CHU: Masahiko Morino (1)
HAN: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 19, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi0100010103100
Hanshin40000300X7110
WP: Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (1–0)   LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Masahiko Morino (2), Tyrone Woods (1)
HAN: Takashi Toritani (2)

Game 3

Monday, October 20, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000000002243
Hanshin000000000042
WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0)   LP: Kyuji Fujikawa (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (2)
Home runs:
CHU: Tyrone Woods (2)
HAN: None

Second Stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 3–1–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 22Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome4:0544,072[5] 
2October 23Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 11Tokyo Dome2:4543,536[6] 
3October 24Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 5 (12)Tokyo Dome4:4245,846[7] 
4October 25Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 6Tokyo Dome3:2746,797[8]

Game 1

Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi200011001490
Yomiuri100110000371
WP: Masato Kobayashi (1–0)   LP: Marc Kroon (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1)
Home runs:
CHU: Lee Byung-Kyu (1), Tyrone Woods (1)
YOM: Yoshitomo Tani (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi101000000250
Yomiuri24020012X11170
WP: Koji Uehara (1–0)   LP: Kenta Asakura (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Masahiko Morino (1), Ryosuke Hirata (1)
YOM: Michihiro Ogasawara (2), Alex Ramírez (1), Lee Seung-Yeop (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789101112RHE
Chunichi000300011000580
Yomiuri001004000000580
Home runs:
CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1), Tyrone Woods (2)
YOM: Kazunari Tsuruoka (1), Lee Seung-Yeop (2)

Game 4

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Chunichi000001010270
Yomiuri00020004X6111
WP: Marc Kroon (1–1)   LP: Akifumi Takahashi (0–1)
Home runs:
CHU: Tyrone Woods (3)
YOM: Alex Ramírez (2)

References

  1. Graczyk, Wayne (September 21, 2008). "Stairs still slugging away 15 years after Japan stint". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  2. "Saturday, October 18, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  3. "Sunday, October 19, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  4. "Monday, October 20, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  5. "Wednesday, October 22, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  6. "Thursday, October 23, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  7. "Friday, October 24, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  8. "Saturday, October 25, 2008". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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