2013_Central_League_Climax_Series Knowpia

2013 Central League Climax Series
2013 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2)
Hanshin Tigers (0)
Dates	October 12–13
Final stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Yomiuri Giants (4)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)
Dates	October 16–18
MVP	Tomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri)

The 2013 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) 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 2013 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2013 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 12 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 18.

First stage edit

Summary edit

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 12	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1	Koshien Stadium	3:34	46,923^[1]
2	October 13	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4	Koshien Stadium	3:02	46,902^[2]

Game 1 edit

Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hiroshima	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	8	13	0
Hanshin	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
WP: Kenta Maeda (1–0) LP: Shintaro Fujinami (0–1) Home runs: HIR: Kila Ka'aihue (1), Yoshihiro Maru (1), Takahiro Iwamoto (1) HAN: None

Game 2 edit

Sunday, October 13, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hiroshima	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	7	11	0
Hanshin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	2
WP: Bryan Bullington (1–0) LP: Randy Messenger (0–1) Home runs: HIR: None HAN: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1), Shinjiro Hiyama (1)

Final stage edit

Summary edit

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–0*.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 16	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	3:27	45,107^[3]
2	October 17	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	2:26	45,316^[4]
3	October 18	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	2:32	46,081^[5]

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

Game 1 edit

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hiroshima	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Yomiuri	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	3	6	1
WP: Tetsuya Yamaguchi (1–0) LP: Ryuji Yokoyama (0–1) Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (1) Home runs: HIR: None YOM: Hayato Sakamoto (1)

Game 2 edit

Thursday, October 17, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hiroshima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Yomiuri	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	0
WP: Tomoyuki Sugano (1–0) LP: Kenta Maeda (0–1) Home runs: HIR: None YOM: Takayuki Terauchi (1)

Game 3 edit

Friday, October 18, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hiroshima	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Yomiuri	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	X	3	7	0
WP: Toshiya Sugiuchi (1–0) LP: Yusuke Nomura (0–1) Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (2)

References edit

^ "Saturday, October 12, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ "Sunday, October 13, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ "Wednesday, October 16, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ "Thursday, October 17, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ "Friday, October 18, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[1] "Saturday, October 12, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[2] "Sunday, October 13, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[3] "Wednesday, October 16, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[4] "Thursday, October 17, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[5] "Friday, October 18, 2013". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

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