2015 Central League Climax Series

yes 2015 Yomiuri Giants (2) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB Hanshin Tigers (1) Yutaka Wada 70–71–2 (.496), 6 GB October 10–12 Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4) Mitsuru Manaka 76–65–2 (.539), 1.5 GA Yomiuri Giants (1) Tatsunori Hara 75–67–1 (.528), 1.5 GB October 14–17 Shingo Kawabata (Yakult) 2014 Central League Climax Series 2014 2016 Central League Climax Series 2016 The 2015 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 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 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 10 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 17. First stage Summary Yomiuri Giants 2–1 October 10 Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (10) Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,298 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101001776.html Saturday, October 10, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 12, 2018 October 11 Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:48 46,698 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101101778.html Sunday, October 11, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 12, 2018 October 12 Hanshin Tigers – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:48 46,067 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101201780.html Monday, October 12, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 12, 2018 Game 1 Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1 Yomiuri YOM 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1X 3 9 0 Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0) Yuya Ando (0–1) 45,298 Game 2 Sunday, October 11, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hanshin HAN 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 1 Randy Messenger (1–0) Tomoyuki Sugano (0–1) Shinobu Fukuhara (1) Mauro Gómez (1), Matt Murton (1) Leslie Anderson (1) 46,698 Game 3 Monday, October 12, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Yomiuri YOM 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 6 0 Aaron Poreda (1–0) Atsushi Nomi (0–1) Hirokazu Sawamura (1) Kosuke Fukudome (1) 46,067 Final stage Summary Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4–1* October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:38 31,502 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101401782.html Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 15, 2018 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,274 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101501784.html Thursday, October 15, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 15, 2018 October 16 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:27 33,102 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101601786.html Friday, October 16, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 15, 2018 October 17 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:58 34,038 http://npb.jp/bis/eng/2015/games/s2015101701788.html Saturday, October 17, 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball May 15, 2018 * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage. References 2015 Category:2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season Category:Hanshin Tigers postseason Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows postseason Category:Yomiuri Giants postseason Category:Events at Tokyo Dome Category:October 2015 sports events in Japan