2017 Pacific League Climax Series

The 2017 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) 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 2017 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2017 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 14 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.

2017 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15½ GB
Saitama Seibu Lions (1) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 79–61–3 (.563), 13½ GB
DatesOctober 14–16
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 94–49–0 (.657), 13½ GA
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15½ GB
DatesOctober 18–22
MVPSeiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
← 2016 Climax Series 2018 →

2017 CLCS               2017 Japan Series

First stage

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Summary

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10 MetLife Dome 3:00 32,547[1] 
2 October 15 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 MetLife Dome 3:12 32,508[2] 
3 October 16 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 MetLife Dome 3:26 31,755[3]

Game 1

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Saturday, October 14, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Seibu 2 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 X 10 12 1
WP: Yusei Kikuchi (1–0)   LP: Takahiro Norimoto (0–1)
Home runs:
RAK: None
SEI: Hideto Asamura (1), Takeya Nakamura (1)
Attendance: 32,547

Game 2

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Sunday, October 15, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Seibu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
WP: Takayuki Kishi (1–0)   LP: Ken Togame (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (1)
Home runs:
RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1)
SEI: None
Attendance: 32,508

Game 3

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Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 7 1
Seibu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0)   LP: Ryoma Nogami (0–1)
Home runs:
RAK: Zelous Wheeler (1), Shintaro Masuda (1)
SEI: Hideto Asamura (2)
Attendance: 31,755

Final stage

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Summary

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–2*.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Yafuoku Dome 3:05 35,125[4] 
2 October 19 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Yafuoku Dome 3:31 36,380[5] 
3 October 20 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Yafuoku Dome 3:16 35,333[6] 
4 October 21 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Yafuoku Dome 3:21 37,455[7] 
5 October 22 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Yafuoku Dome 2:41 35,387[8]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
SoftBank 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 0
WP: Takahiro Shiomi (1–0)   LP: Nao Higashihama (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (1)
Home runs:
RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1), Japhet Amador (1), Zelous Wheeler (1)
SOF: Kenta Imamiya (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (1)
Attendance: 35,125

Game 2

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Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
SoftBank 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0)   LP: Kodai Senga (0–1)   Sv: Yuki Matsui (2)
Home runs:
RAK: None
SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (2)
Attendance: 36,380

Game 3

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Friday, October 20, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
SoftBank 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 10 0
WP: Sho Iwasaki (1–0)   LP: Hiroyuki Fukuyama (0–1)   Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1)
Home runs:
RAK: Japhet Amador (2)
SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (3), Akira Nakamura (1)
Attendance: 35,333

Game 4

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Saturday, October 21, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
SoftBank 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0
WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–1)   Sv: Dennis Sarfate (2)
Home runs:
RAK: Ginji Akaminai (1)
SOF: Alfredo Despaigne (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (4), Akira Nakamura (2)
Attendance: 37,455

Game 5

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Sunday, October 22, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakuten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
SoftBank 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 7 11 0
WP: Shota Takeda (1–0)   LP: Manabu Mima (0–1)
Home runs:
RAK: None
SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (1)
Attendance: 35,387

References

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  1. ^ "Saturday, October 14, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Sunday, October 15, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Monday, October 16, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, October 18, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Thursday, October 19, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Friday, October 20, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Saturday, October 21, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sunday, October 22, 2017". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2017.