2018 Central League Climax Series

2018 Central League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (2) Tatsunori Hara 67–71–5 (.486), 13.5 GB
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (0) Junji Ogawa 75–66–2 (.532), 7 GB
Dates October 13–14
Final Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season

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.

First Stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1Meiji Jingu Stadium3:0630,735[1] 
2October 14Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 0Meiji Jingu Stadium2:4030,798

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
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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

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
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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

References

  1. "Saturday, October 13, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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