2015 Central League Climax Series

The 2015 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 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 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 10 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 17.

2015 Central League Climax Series
First Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (2) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB
Hanshin Tigers (1) Yutaka Wada 70–71–2 (.496), 6 GB
DatesOctober 10–12
Final Stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4) Mitsuru Manaka 76–65–2 (.539), 1.5 GA
Yomiuri Giants (1) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB
DatesOctober 14–17
MVPShingo Kawabata (Yakult)

First Stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (10)Tokyo Dome3:4045,298[1] 
2October 11Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:4846,698[2] 
3October 12Hanshin Tigers – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome2:4846,067[3]


Game 1

Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
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WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0)   LP: Yuya Ando (0–1)
Attendance: 45,298

Game 2

Sunday, October 11, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
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WP: Randy Messenger (1–0)   LP: Tomoyuki Sugano (0–1)   Sv: Shinobu Fukuhara (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Mauro Gómez (1), Matt Murton (1)
YOM: Leslie Anderson (1)
Attendance: 46,698

Game 3

Monday, October 12, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
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WP: Aaron Poreda (1–0)   LP: Atsushi Nomi (0–1)   Sv: Hirokazu Sawamura (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Kosuke Fukudome (1)
YOM: None
Attendance: 46,067

Final Stage

Summary

Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 4–1*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1Meiji Jingu Stadium3:3831,502[4] 
2October 15Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4Meiji Jingu Stadium2:5131,274[5] 
3October 16Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2Meiji Jingu Stadium3:2733,102[6] 
4October 17Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3Meiji Jingu Stadium2:5834,038[7]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

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