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), 15.5 GB
Saitama Seibu Lions (1) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 79–61–3 (.563), 13.5 GB
DatesOctober 14–16
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 94–49–0 (.657), 13.5 GA
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2) Masataka Nashida 77–63–3 (.550), 15.5 GB
DatesOctober 18–22
MVPSeiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)

First stage

Summary

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

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10MetLife Dome3:0032,547[1] 
2October 15Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1MetLife Dome3:1232,508[2] 
3October 16Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2MetLife Dome3:2631,755[3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 14, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten000000000050
Seibu20500300X10121
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

Sunday, October 15, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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Rakuten120000100490
Seibu000000010160
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

Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten100100030571
Seibu000010001261
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

Summary

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

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 18Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2Yafuoku Dome3:0535,125[4] 
2October 19Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1Yafuoku Dome3:3136,380[5] 
3October 20Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7Yafuoku Dome3:1635,333[6] 
4October 21Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4Yafuoku Dome3:2137,455[7] 
5October 22Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7Yafuoku Dome2:4135,387[8]
* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
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SoftBank000001001260
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

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten100000100270
SoftBank000100000161
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

Friday, October 20, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten1200200005100
SoftBank20300002X7100
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

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten000210000350
SoftBank01100200X480
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

Sunday, October 22, 2017, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team123456789RHE
Rakuten000000000070
SoftBank30030001X7110
WP: Shota Takeda (1–0)   LP: Manabu Mima (0–1)
Home runs:
RAK: None
SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (1)
Attendance: 35,387

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