2013 Central League Climax Series

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.

2013 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3 (.489), 17 GB
Hanshin Tigers (0) Yutaka Wada 73–67–4 (.521), 12.5 GB
DatesOctober 12–13
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 84–53–7 (.613), 12.5 GA
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3 (.489), 17 GB
DatesOctober 16–18
MVPTomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri)

First stage

Summary

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium3:3446,923[1] 
2October 13Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4Koshien Stadium3:0246,902[2]

Game 1

Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Hiroshima0001300048130
Hanshin000100000151
WP: Kenta Maeda (1–0)   LP: Shintaro Fujinami (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: Kila Ka'aihue (1), Yoshihiro Maru (1), Takahiro Iwamoto (1)
HAN: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 13, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Hiroshima0000021317110
Hanshin100000012462
WP: Bryan Bullington (1–0)   LP: Randy Messenger (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
HAN: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1), Shinjiro Hiyama (1)

Final stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–0*.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 16Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome3:2745,107[3] 
2October 17Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome2:2645,316[4] 
3October 18Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3Tokyo Dome2:3246,081[5]
* 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) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Hiroshima020000000281
Yomiuri00010110X361
WP: Tetsuya Yamaguchi (1–0)   LP: Ryuji Yokoyama (0–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
YOM: Hayato Sakamoto (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 17, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Hiroshima000000000030
Yomiuri00300000X360
WP: Tomoyuki Sugano (1–0)   LP: Kenta Maeda (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
YOM: Takayuki Terauchi (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 18, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Hiroshima100000000130
Yomiuri00111000X370
WP: Toshiya Sugiuchi (1–0)   LP: Yusuke Nomura (0–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (2)

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