2013 Central League Climax Series

yes 2013 Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3 (.489), 17 GB Hanshin Tigers (0) Yutaka Wada 73–67–4 (.521), 12.5 GB October 12–13 Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 84–53–7 (.613), 12.5 GA Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3 (.489), 17 GB October 16–18 Tomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri) 2012 Central League Climax Series 2012 2014 Central League Climax Series 2014 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 Summary Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2–0 October 12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:34 46,923 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101201749.html Saturday, October 12, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 13 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4 Koshien Stadium 3:02 46,902 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101301752.html Sunday, October 13, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 Game 1 Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 8 13 0 Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Kenta Maeda (1–0) Shintaro Fujinami (0–1) Kila Ka'aihue (1), Yoshihiro Maru (1), Takahiro Iwamoto (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 13, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 7 11 0 Hanshin HAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 2 Bryan Bullington (1–0) Randy Messenger (0–1) Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1), Shinjiro Hiyama (1) Final stage Summary Yomiuri Giants 4–0* October 16 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:27 45,107 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101601755.html Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 17 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:26 45,316 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101701756.html Thursday, October 17, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 October 18 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:32 46,081 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2013/games/s2013101801758.html Friday, October 18, 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball October 27, 2013 * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage. Game 1 Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hiroshima HIR 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 6 1 Tetsuya Yamaguchi (1–0) Ryuji Yokoyama (0–1) Kentaro Nishimura (1) Hayato Sakamoto (1) Game 2 Thursday, October 17, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hiroshima HIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0 Tomoyuki Sugano (1–0) Kenta Maeda (0–1) Takayuki Terauchi (1) Game 3 Friday, October 18, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hiroshima HIR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 7 0 Toshiya Sugiuchi (1–0) Yusuke Nomura (0–1) Kentaro Nishimura (2) References 2013 Category:2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Hanshin Tigers postseason Category:Hiroshima Toyo Carp postseason Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2013 sports events in Japan