2015 Pacific League Climax Series

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2015 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins)Manager Season
Chiba Lotte Marines  (2) Tsutomu Ito 73–69–1 (.514), 18½ GB
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  (1) Hideki Kuriyama 79–62–2 (.560), 12 GB
DatesOctober 10–12
Final stage
Team (Wins)ManagerSeason
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 90–49–4 (.647), 12 GA
Chiba Lotte Marines (0) Tsutomu Ito 73–69–1 (.514), 18½ GB
DatesOctober 14–16
MVP Seiichi Uchikawa (Hawks)
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2015 CLCS                 2015 Japan Series

The 2015 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 10 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 16.

Contents

First stage

Summary

Chiba Lotte Marines won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10Chiba Lotte Marines – 9, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 Sapporo Dome 3:2841,138 [1]  
2October 11Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4Sapporo Dome3:0641,138 [2]  
3October 12Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1Sapporo Dome3:4232,201 [3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
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WP: Ayumu Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Shohei Ohtani (0–1)
Home runs:
LOT: Ikuhiro Kiyota (1)
NIP: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team123456789 R H E
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WP: Kohei Arihara (1–0)   LP: Tomohisa Otani (0–1)   Sv: Hirotoshi Masui (1)

Game 3

Monday, October 12, 2015 at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team123456789 R H E
Lotte010000100250
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WP: Hideaki Wakui (1–0)   LP: Kohei Arihara (1–1)   Sv: Tatsuya Uchi (1)
Home runs:
LOT: Tadahito Iguchi (1), Alfredo Despaigne (1)
NIP: None

Final stage

Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–0*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3 (10) Yafuoku Dome 3:4337,360 [4]  
2October 15Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6Yafuoku Dome2:5937,603 [5]  
3October 16Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3Yafuoku Dome2:5337,235 [6]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team12345678910 R H E
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WP: Ryota Igarashi (1–0)   LP: Tatsuya Uchi (0–1)
Home runs:
LOT: None
SOF: Yuki Yanagita (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
Lotte000100000150
SoftBank01000500X690
WP: Rick van den Hurk (1–0)   LP: Takuya Furuya (0–1)
Home runs:
LOT: None
SOF: Dae-ho Lee (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 16, 2015 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
Lotte000010000140
SoftBank00300000X380
WP: Kenichi Nakata (1–0)   LP: Ayumu Ishikawa (0–1)   Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1)
Home runs:
LOT: None
SOF: Dae-ho Lee (2)

Related Research Articles

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The 2009 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 2009 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2009 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 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.

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.

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The 2010 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 2010 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2010 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 9 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 19.

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The 2014 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 2014 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2014 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 11 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 20.

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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.

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