2016 Central League Climax Series

yes 2016 Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) Alex Ramírez 69–71–3 (.493), 19.5 GB Yomiuri Giants (1) Yoshinobu Takahashi 71–69–3 (.507), 17.5 GB October 8–10 Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) Koichi Ogata 89–52–2 (.631), 17.5 GA Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1) Alex Ramírez 69–71–3 (.493), 19.5 GB October 12–16 Kosuke Tanaka (Hiroshima) 2015 Central League Climax Series 2015 2017 Central League Climax Series 2017 The 2016 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 2016 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2016 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 8 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 16. First stage Summary Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2–1 October 8 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:19 45,633 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016100801803.html Saturday, October 8, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 October 9 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 2:47 45,683 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016100901804.html Sunday, October 9, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 October 10 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (11) Tokyo Dome 4:21 45,477 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016101001805.html Monday, October 10, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 Game 1 Saturday, October 8, 2016, 2:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo DeNA DEN 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 8 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 Shoichi Ino (1–0) Miles Mikolas (0–1) Yasuaki Yamasaki (1) Takayuki Kajitani (1), Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (1), José López(1) Hayato Sakamoto (1) 45,633 Game 2 Sunday, October 9, 2016, 2:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo DeNA DEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 4 0 Scott Mathieson (1–0) Tomoya Mikami (0–1) Hayato Sakamoto (2) 45,683 Game 3 Monday, October 10, 2016, 2:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo DeNA DEN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 Yomiuri YOM 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 Kenjiro Tanaka (1–0) Hirokazu Sawamura (0–1) Yasuaki Yamasaki (2) José López (2) Shinnosuke Abe (1), Shuichi Murata (1) 45,477 Final stage Summary Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4–1* October 12 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 Mazda Stadium 2:48 31,276 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016101201814.html Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 October 13 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 2:58 31,264 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016101301815.html Thursday, October 13, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 October 14 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0 Mazda Stadium 3:19 31,291 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016101401816.html Friday, October 14, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 October 15 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 7, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8 Mazda Stadium 3:26 31,313 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2016/games/s2016101501817.html Saturday, October 15, 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball May 11, 2018 * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage. Game 1 Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 6:02 pm (JST) Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture DeNA DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Hiroshima HIR 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 X 5 9 0 Kris Johnson (1–0) Guillermo Moscoso (0–1) 31,276 Game 2 Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:00 pm (JST) Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture DeNA DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Hiroshima HIR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 4 1 Yusuke Nomura (1–0) Kazuki Mishima (0–1) Shota Nakazaki (1) Kosuke Tanaka (1) 31,264 Game 3 Friday, October 14, 2016, 6:00 pm (JST) Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture DeNA DEN 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Shoichi Ino (1–0) Hiroki Kuroda (0–1) Yasuaki Yamasaki (1) Elián Herrera (1) 31,291 Game 4 Saturday, October 15, 2016, 1:31 pm (JST) Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture DeNA DEN 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 10 0 Hiroshima HIR 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 11 2 Akitake Okada (1–0) Shota Imanaga (0–1) Shota Nakazaki (2) Takayuki Kajitani (1), José López (1) Brad Eldred (1) 31,313 References 2016 Category:2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Hiroshima Toyo Carp postseason Category:Yokohama DeNA BayStars postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2016 sports events in Japan