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2018 Pacific League Climax Series 
Summary
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 | |||||||||||||
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| First stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 13–15 | ||||||||||||
| Final stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 17–21 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Yuki Yanagita (Hawks) | ||||||||||||
First stage edit
Summary edit
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
Summary edit
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–2*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
- ^ "Saturday, October 13, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Sunday, October 14, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Monday, October 15, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Wednesday, October 17, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Thursday, October 18, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Friday, October 19, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Saturday, October 20, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Sunday, October 21, 2018". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2018.