2012 Central League Climax Series

yes 2012 Chunichi Dragons (2) Morimichi Takagi 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) Junji Ogawa 68–65–11 (.511), 20 GB October 13–15 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 86–43–15 (.667), 10.5 GA Chunichi Dragons (3) Morimichi Takagi 75–53–16 (.586), 10.5 GB October 17–22 Yoshihito Ishii (Yomiuri) 2011 Central League Climax Series 2011 2013 Central League Climax Series 2013 The 2012 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 2012 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2012 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 13 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22. First stage Summary Chunichi Dragons 2–1 October 13 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 6 Nagoya Dome 3:11 31,146 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101301764.html Saturday, October 13, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 14 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 0 Nagoya Dome 3:26 33,852 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101401766.html Sunday, October 14, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 15 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 4 Nagoya Dome 3:39 23,264 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101501768.html Monday, October 15, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 Game 1 Saturday, October 13, 2012, 2:00 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 X 6 11 0 Kenichi Nakata (1–0) Masanori Ishikawa (0–1) Daisuke Yamai (1) Wladimir Balentien (1) Kazuhiro Wada (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 14, 2012, 2:01 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Shohei Tateyama (1–0) Soma Yamauchi (0–1) Tony Barnette (1) Wladimir Balentien (2) Game 3 Monday, October 15, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Yakult YAK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 7 0 Takuya Asao (1–0) Tetsuya Yamamoto (0–1) Tony Blanco (1) Final stage Summary Yomiuri Giants 4–3* October 17 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 1 Tokyo Dome 3:21 40,039 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101701770.html Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 18 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:40 39,135 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101801772.html Thursday, October 18, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 19 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 4 (10) Tokyo Dome 3:41 44,744 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012101901774.html Friday, October 19, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 20 Chunichi Dragons – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:57 46,158 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012102001776.html Saturday, October 20, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 21 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,897 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012102101777.html Sunday, October 21, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 October 22 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 4 Tokyo Dome 3:18 44,351 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2012/games/s2012102201778.html Monday, October 22, 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball November 4, 2012 * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage. Game 1 Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Yudai Ono (1–0) Tetsuya Utsumi (0–1) Daisuke Yamai (1) Game 2 Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 11 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 Junki Ito (1–0) D. J. Houlton (0–1) Daisuke Yamai (2) Yohei Oshima (1) Game 3 Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 Yuta Muto (1–0) Kentaro Nishimura (0–1) Hitoki Iwase (1) Kazuhiro Wada (1) Shuichi Murata (1), Yoshinobu Takahashi (1) Game 4 Saturday, October 20, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 6 0 Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0) Kenshin Kawakami (0–1) Kentaro Nishimura (1) Game 5 Sunday, October 21, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 Scott Mathieson (1–0) Hitoki Iwase (0–1) Tony Blanco (1) Game 6 Monday, October 22, 2012, 6:01 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0 D. J. Houlton (1–1) Junki Ito (1–1) Kentaro Nishimura (2) Shuichi Murata (2) References 2012 Category:2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Chunichi Dragons postseason Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows postseason Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2012 sports events in Japan