2015 Central League Climax Series
| 2015 Central League Climax Series | |||||||||||||
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| First stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–12 | ||||||||||||
| Final stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 14–17 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Shingo Kawabata (Yakult) | ||||||||||||
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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.
First stage
Summary
Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 10 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (10) | Tokyo Dome | 3:40 | 45,298[1] |
| 2 | October 11 | Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Tokyo Dome | 3:48 | 46,698[2] |
| 3 | October 12 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Tokyo Dome | 2:48 | 46,067[3] |
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1X | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0) LP: Yuya Ando (0–1) Attendance: 45,298 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 14 | Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:38 | 31,502[4] |
| 2 | October 15 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:51 | 31,274[5] |
| 3 | October 16 | Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:27 | 33,102[6] |
| 4 | October 17 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:58 | 34,038[7] |
- * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.
References
- ^ "Saturday, October 10, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Sunday, October 11, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Monday, October 12, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Wednesday, October 14, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Thursday, October 15, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Friday, October 16, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Saturday, October 17, 2015". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
