2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season

2018 NPB season
League Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration March 30 –
Number of games 143
Number of teams 12
Central League Pennant
League champions Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Pacific League Pennant
League champions Saitama Seibu Lions
  Runners-up Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Climax Series
Japan Series

The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 69th and current season of operation for Nippon Professional Baseball.

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 x – Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14382592.582—45-25–237-34–0
2 y – Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14375662.5327.041-30–034-36–2
3 y – Yomiuri Giants 14367715.48213.533–38–134–33–4
4 Yokohama DeNA Baystars 14367742.47514.033–38–134–36–1
5 Chunichi Dragons 14363782.44719.036–33-227–45–0
6 Hanshin Tigers 14362792.44019.027–42–235–37–0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 x – Saitama Seibu Lions 14388532.624—45–24–243–29–0
2 y – Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14382601.5776.540–30–142–30–0
3 y – Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14374663.52913.540–29–234–37–1
4 Orix Buffaloes 14365735.47121.533–37–232–36–3
5 Chiba Lotte Marines 14359813.42128.528–43–131–38–2
6 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14358823.41429.522–50–036–32–3

x – clinched league pennant and Final Stage Climax Series berth
y – clinched First Stage Climax Series berth

Interleague results

Current as of the 25 September, 2018

Please note that interleague results are placed in order of current regular season standings. The 'I' column indicates the teams' interleague position.

The interleague results are indicative only of the teams playing ability against those teams in the opposing league, and have no bearing on the placings or Climax Series'. The sponsor, Nippon Life, does hand out awards to players and teams based on their finishing in the Interleague standings, however.

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. I Home Road
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 187110.38945–4–02–7–0
2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 181260.66716–3–06–3–0
3 Yomiuri Giants 188100.44424–5–04–5–0
4 Chunichi Dragons 187110.38944–5–03–6–0
5 Yokohama DeNA Baystars 188100.44426–3–02–7–0
6 Hanshin Tigers 186111.35362–6–14–5–0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. I Home Road
1 Saitama Seibu Lions 181080.55645–4–05–4–0
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 181170.61126–3–05–4–0
3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 181080.55646–3–04–5–0
4 Orix Buffaloes 181161.64717–2–04–4–1
5 Chiba Lotte Marines 181170.61126–3–05–4–0
6 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 186120.33363–6–03–6–0

Climax Series

  First Stage     Final Stage     Japan Series
                           
  Central League     1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp  
  2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0     3 Yomiuri Giants    
  3 Yomiuri Giants 2         CL
      PL
  Pacific League     1 Saitama Seibu Lions    
  2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1      
  3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1  

First stage

Central League

Tokyo Yakult Swallows (0) vs. Yomiuri Giants (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1Meiji Jingu Stadium3:0630,735 
2October 14Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 0Meiji Jingu Stadium--

†: if necessary

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome3:3535,301 
2October 14Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome3:3238,125 
3October 15†Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome--

†: if necessary

Final stage

Central League

Hiroshima Carp (1) vs. Yomiuri Giants (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium-- 
2October 18Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium-- 
3October 19Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium-- 
4October 20Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium-- 
5October 21†Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium-- 
6October 22†Yomiuri Giants – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 0Mazda Stadium--

†: if necessary

Pacific League

Saitama Seibu Lions (1) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (0)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome-- 
2October 18Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome-- 
3October 19Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome-- 
4October 20Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome-- 
5October 21†Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome-- 
6October 22†Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 0MetLife Dome--

†: if necessary

Japan Series

See also

References

  1. 1 2 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2018 Central League Standings". Npb.jp. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2018 Pacific League Standings". Npb.jp. Retrieved 7 October 2018.


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