2009 Central League Climax Series

yes yes 2009 Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) Shigeru Takada 71–72–1 (.497), 22 GB October 17–19 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 89–46–9 (.659), 12 GA Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 81–61–1 (.556), 12 GB October 21–24 Ryota Wakiya (Yomiuri) 2008 Central League Climax Series 2008 2010 Central League Climax Series 2010 thumb | right | alt=Ryota Wakiya, infielder of the Yomiuri Giants, at Yokkaichi Kasumigaura Baseball Stadium in 2009 | Ryota Wakiya, infielder of the Yomiuri Giants, at Yokkaichi Kasumigaura Baseball Stadium in 2009 The 2009 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 2009 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2009 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 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24. First stage Summary Chunichi Dragons 2–1 October 17 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:24 38,391 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009101701716.html Saturday, October 17, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 18 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 3 Nagoya Dome 3:18 38,171 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009101801718.html Sunday, October 18, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022114543/http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009101801718.html 22 October 2009 live October 19 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 7 Nagoya Dome 4:03 32,897 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009101901719.html Monday, October 19, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 Game 1 Saturday, October 17, 2009, 6:01 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Masanori Ishikawa (1–0) Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Lim Chang-Yong (1) Jamie D'Antona (1) Kazuhiro Wada (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 18, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Chunichi CHU 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 1 Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0) Shohei Tateyama (0–1) Hitoki Iwase (1) Ryohei Kawamoto (1) Motonobu Tanishige (1) Game 3 Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 11 0 Chunichi CHU 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 X 7 16 0 Kenichi Nakata (1–0) Yoshinori Sato (0–1) Kazuhiro Wada (2) Second stage Summary Yomiuri Giants 4–1* October 21 Chunichi Dragons – 7, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:11 41,259 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102101720.html Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025080227/http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102101720.html 25 October 2009 live October 22 Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 6 Tokyo Dome 3:53 40,452 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102201722.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025080150/http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102201722.html 25 October 2009 live October 23 Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 Tokyo Dome 3:33 45,409 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102301724.html Friday, October 23, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 24 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 Tokyo Dome 3:37 46,535 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2009/games/s2009102401726.html Saturday, October 24, 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage. Game 1 Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Takashi Ogasawara (1–0) Dicky Gonzalez (0–1) Kei Nomoto (1), Tony Blanco (1) Game 2 Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 X 6 15 0 Wirfin Obispo (1–0) Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Marc Kroon (1) Masahiko Morino (1), Atsushi Fujii (1) Shinnosuke Abe (1) Game 3 Friday, October 23, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 1 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 5 10 0 Kiyoshi Toyoda (1–0) Takuya Asao (0–1) Marc Kroon (2) Masahiko Morino (2) Alex Ramírez (1), Yoshiyuki Kamei (1) Game 4 Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Yomiuri YOM 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 9 1 Daisuke Ochi (1–0) Kenichi Nakata (0–1) Tony Blanco (2) Yoshitomo Tani (1) References 2009 Category:2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows postseason Category:Chunichi Dragons postseason Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2009 sports events in Japan