2017 Pacific League Climax Series

2017 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15½ GB Saitama Seibu Lions  (1) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 79–61–3 (.563), 13½ GB
Dates	October 14–16
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 94–49–0 (.657), 13½ GA Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15½ GB
Dates	October 18–22
MVP	Seiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
←  2016 Climax Series 2018  → 2017 CLCS                 2017 Japan Series

The 2017 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 2017 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2017 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 14 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.

First stage

Summary

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won the series, 2–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 14	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10	MetLife Dome	3:00	32,547 [1]
2	October 15	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1	MetLife Dome	3:12	32,508 [2]
3	October 16	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2	MetLife Dome	3:26	31,755 [3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 14, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Seibu	2	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	X	10	12	1
WP: Yusei Kikuchi (1–0)   LP: Takahiro Norimoto (0–1) Home runs: RAK: None SEI: Hideto Asamura (1), Takeya Nakamura (1) Attendance: 32,547

Game 2

Sunday, October 15, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	9	0
Seibu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
WP: Takayuki Kishi (1–0)   LP: Ken Togame (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (1) Home runs: RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1) SEI: None Attendance: 32,508

Game 3

Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	7	1
Seibu	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0)   LP: Ryoma Nogami (0–1) Home runs: RAK: Zelous Wheeler (1), Shintaro Masuda (1) SEI: Hideto Asamura (2) Attendance: 31,755

Final stage

Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–2*.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 18	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2	Yafuoku Dome	3:05	35,125 [4]
2	October 19	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1	Yafuoku Dome	3:31	36,380 [5]
3	October 20	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7	Yafuoku Dome	3:16	35,333 [6]
4	October 21	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4	Yafuoku Dome	3:21	37,455 [7]
5	October 22	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7	Yafuoku Dome	2:41	35,387 [8]

* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
SoftBank	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0
WP: Takahiro Shiomi (1–0)   LP: Nao Higashihama (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (1) Home runs: RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1), Japhet Amador (1), Zelous Wheeler (1) SOF: Kenta Imamiya (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (1) Attendance: 35,125

Game 2

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	0
SoftBank	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0)   LP: Kodai Senga (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (2) Home runs: RAK: None SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (2) Attendance: 36,380

Game 3

Friday, October 20, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
SoftBank	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	X	7	10	0
WP: Sho Iwasaki (1–0)   LP: Hiroyuki Fukuyama (0–1)   Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1) Home runs: RAK: Japhet Amador (2) SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (3), Akira Nakamura (1) Attendance: 35,333

Game 4

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
SoftBank	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	8	0
WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–1)   Sv: Dennis Sarfate (2) Home runs: RAK: Ginji Akaminai (1) SOF: Alfredo Despaigne (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (4), Akira Nakamura (2) Attendance: 37,455

Game 5

Sunday, October 22, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
SoftBank	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	X	7	11	0
WP: Shota Takeda (1–0)   LP: Manabu Mima (0–1) Home runs: RAK: None SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (1) Attendance: 35,387

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