2018 Pacific League Climax Series

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2018 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  (2) Kimiyasu Kudo 82–60–1 (.577), 6½ GB
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  (1) Hideki Kuriyama 74–66–3 (.529), 13½ GB
DatesOctober 13–15
Final stage
Team (Wins)ManagerSeason
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 82–60–1 (.577), 6½ GB
Saitama Seibu Lions  (2) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 88–53–2 (.624), 6½ GA
DatesOctober 17–21
MVP Yuki Yanagita (Hawks)
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2018 CLCS                 2018 Japan Series

The 2018 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 2018 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2018 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 13.

Contents

First stage

Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8 Yafuoku Dome 3:3535,301 [1]  
2October 14Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2Yafuoku Dome3:3238,125 [2]  
3October 15Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5Yafuoku Dome3:4637,794 [3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
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WP: Shota Takeda (1–0)   LP: Naoyuki Uwasawa (0–1)
Home runs:
NIP: Kensuke Kondo (1)
SOF: Alfredo Despaigne (1), Takuya Kai (1)
Attendance: 35,301

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2018, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
Nippon-Ham001100020470
SoftBank000100100261
WP: Nick Martinez (1–0)   LP: Ren Kajiya (0–1)   Sv: Naoya Ishikawa (1)
Home runs:
NIP: Toshitake Yokoo (1)
SOF: Akira Nakamura (1)
Attendance: 38,125

Game 3

Monday, October 15, 2018, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
Nippon-Ham010001000281
SoftBank10020200X5121
WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Toshihiro Sugiura (0–1)   Sv: Yuito Mori (1)
Home runs:
NIP: Toshitake Yokoo (2)
SOF: Kenji Akashi (1), Alfredo Despaigne 2 (3), Nobuhiro Matsuda (1), Akira Nakamura (2)
Attendance: 38,125

Final stage

Summary

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

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4 MetLife Dome 3:2531,961 [4]  
2October 18Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 13MetLife Dome3:3031,106 [5]  
3October 19Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 15, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4MetLife Dome3:3031,238 [6]  
4October 20Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2MetLife Dome3:3132,170 [7]  
5October 21Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Saitama Seibu Lions – 5MetLife Dome3:2631,532 [8]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
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Seibu002101000481
WP: Rick van den Hurk (1–0)   LP: Yusei Kikuchi (0–1)
Home runs:
SOF: None
SEI: Takumi Kuriyama (1), Hotaka Yamakawa (1)
Attendance: 31,961

Game 2

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
SoftBank032000000581
Seibu34100140X13111
WP: Shinsaburo Tawata (1–0)   LP: Ariel Miranda (0–1)
Home runs:
SOF: None
SEI: Takumi Kuriyama (2), Hideto Asamura (1)
Attendance: 31,106

Game 3

Friday, October 19, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
SoftBank00435100215160
Seibu000100210481
WP: Kodai Senga (1–0)   LP: Daiki Enokida (0–1)
Home runs:
SOF: Seiji Uebayashi (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (1)
SEI: Hotaka Yamakawa (2), Shuta Tonosaki (1)
Attendance: 31,238

Game 4

Saturday, October 20, 2018, 2:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
SoftBank2200004008110
Seibu002000000251
WP: Shota Takeda (1–0)   LP: Tatsuya Imai (0–1)
Home runs:
SOF: Yuki Yanagita (1), Takuya Kai (1)
SEI: Fumikazu Kimura (1)
Attendance: 32,170

Game 5

Sunday, October 21, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789 R H E
SoftBank3000010206120
Seibu000021011590
WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Brian Wolfe (0–1)   Sv: Yuito Mori (1)
Home runs:
SOF: Yuki Yanagita (2)
SEI: Hideto Asamura (2), Takeya Nakamura (1)
Attendance: 32,170

References

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  2. "Sunday, October 14, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball . Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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