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2018 Pacific League Climax 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.

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) Manager Season
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
MVPYuki Yanagita (Hawks)
← 2017 Climax Series 2019 →

2018 CLCS               2018 Japan Series

First stage

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Summary

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 13 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8 Yafuoku Dome 3:35 35,301[1] 
2 October 14 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Yafuoku Dome 3:32 38,125[2] 
3 October 15 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5 Yafuoku Dome 3:46 37,794[3]

Game 1

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Saturday, October 13, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nippon-Ham 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
SoftBank 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 12 0
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

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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 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
Nippon-Ham 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
SoftBank 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1
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

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Monday, October 15, 2018, 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
Nippon-Ham 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
SoftBank 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5 12 1
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

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Summary

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 17 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4 MetLife Dome 3:25 31,961[4] 
2 October 18 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 13 MetLife Dome 3:30 31,106[5] 
3 October 19 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 15, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4 MetLife Dome 3:30 31,238[6] 
4 October 20 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 MetLife Dome 3:31 32,170[7] 
5 October 21 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Saitama Seibu Lions – 5 MetLife Dome 3:26 31,532[8]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SoftBank 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 10 16 1
Seibu 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
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

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Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SoftBank 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Seibu 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 X 13 11 1
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

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Friday, October 19, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SoftBank 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 0 2 15 16 0
Seibu 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 1
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

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Saturday, October 20, 2018, 2:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SoftBank 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 11 0
Seibu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
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

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Sunday, October 21, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SoftBank 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 12 0
Seibu 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 9 0
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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  1. ^ "Saturday, October 13, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sunday, October 14, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Monday, October 15, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, October 17, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Thursday, October 18, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Friday, October 19, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Saturday, October 20, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sunday, October 21, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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