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), 15.5 GB
Saitama Seibu Lions (1) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 79–61–3 (.563), 13.5 GB
DatesOctober 14–16
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 94–49–0 (.657), 13.5 GA
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15.5 GB
DatesOctober 18–22
MVPSeiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
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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

References

  1. ^ "Saturday, October 14, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Sunday, October 15, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Monday, October 16, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, October 18, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Thursday, October 19, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Friday, October 20, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Saturday, October 21, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sunday, October 22, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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