2008 Central League Climax Series

yes yes 2008 Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB Hanshin Tigers (1) Akinobu Okada 82–59–3 (.582), 2 GB October 18–20 Yomiuri Giants (3) Tatsunori Hara 84–57–3 (.596), 2 GA Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB October 22–25 Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri) 2007 Central League Climax Series 2007 2009 Central League Climax Series 2009 The 2008 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 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 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 18 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 25. First stage Summary The Hanshin Tigers were awarded home-field advantage for the entirety of Stage 1; however, all three games were played in the Orix Buffaloes' Kyocera Osaka Dome, a neutral field, as renovations to Koshien Stadium prevented postseason play.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/baseball/stairs-still-slugging-away-15-years-after-japan-stint/ Stairs still slugging away 15 years after Japan stint September 21, 2008 November 16, 2009 The Japan Times Graczyk, Wayne Chunichi Dragons 2–1 October 18 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0 Kyocera Dome Osaka 2:49 33,824 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008101801657.html Saturday, October 18, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 19 Chunichi Dragons – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 7 Kyocera Dome Osaka 3:16 33,881 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008101901659.html Sunday, October 19, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 20 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0 Kyocera Dome Osaka 2:38 33,021 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008102001661.html Monday, October 20, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 Game 1 Saturday, October 18, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Kenshin Kawakami (1–0) Yuya Ando (0–1) Hitoki Iwase (1) Masahiko Morino (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 19, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 0 Hanshin HAN 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 11 0 Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (1–0) Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Masahiko Morino (2), Tyrone Woods (1) Takashi Toritani (2) Game 3 Monday, October 20, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0) Kyuji Fujikawa (0–1) Hitoki Iwase (2) Tyrone Woods (2) Second stage Summary Yomiuri Giants 3–1–1* October 22 Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 4:05 44,072 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008102201663.html Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 23 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 11 Tokyo Dome 2:45 43,536 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008102301665.html Thursday, October 23, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 24 Chunichi Dragons – 5, Yomiuri Giants – 5 (12) Tokyo Dome 4:42 45,846 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008102401666.html Friday, October 24, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball November 16, 2009 October 25 Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 6 Tokyo Dome 3:27 46,797 http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2008/games/s2008102501667.html Saturday, October 25, 2008 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 22, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Masato Kobayashi (1–0) Marc Kroon (0–1) Hitoki Iwase (1) Lee Byung-Kyu (1), Tyrone Woods (1) Yoshitomo Tani (1) Game 2 Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Yomiuri YOM 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 X 11 17 0 Koji Uehara (1–0) Kenta Asakura (0–1) Masahiko Morino (1), Ryosuke Hirata (1) Michihiro Ogasawara (2), Alex Ramírez (1), Lee Seung-Yeop (1) Game 3 Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 8 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 Kazuhiro Wada (1), Tyrone Woods (2) Kazunari Tsuruoka (1), Lee Seung-Yeop (2) Game 4 Saturday, October 25, 2008, 6:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Chunichi CHU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 X 6 11 1 Marc Kroon (1–1) Akifumi Takahashi (0–1) Tyrone Woods (3) Alex Ramírez (2) References 2008 Category:2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Hanshin Tigers postseason Category:Chunichi Dragons postseason Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2008 sports events in Japan