2022 Central League Climax Series
| 2022 Central League Climax Series | |||||||||||||
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| First stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 8–10 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS Channel 2 (CS/BS) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | Nippon Broadcasting System | ||||||||||||
| Final stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 12–14 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | José Osuna (Yakult) | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fuji TV ONE Fuji Network (BS, Game 1) TV Asahi (BS, Game 2) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | Nippon Broadcasting System | ||||||||||||
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The 2022 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a set of two consecutive playoff series in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The First Stage began on October 8 and the Final Stage concluded on October 14. The First Stage was a best-of-three series between the second-place Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the third-place Hanshin Tigers. The Final Series was a best-of-six with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the Central League champion, being awarded a one-win advantage against the Tigers, the winner of the First Stage. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows advanced to face the 2022 Pacific League Climax Series winner in the 2022 Japan Series with a 4-0 sweep of the Tigers.
First stage
Summary
Hanshin won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 8 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0 | Yokohama Stadium | 3:34 | 33,033[1] |
| 2 | October 9 | Hanshin Tigers – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1 | Yokohama Stadium | 2:48 | 33,037[2] |
| 3 | October 10 | Hanshin Tigers – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2 | Yokohama Stadium | 3:19 | 32,977[3] |
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DeNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Koyo Aoyagi (1–0) LP: Shota Imanaga (0–1) Sv: Atsuki Yuasa (1) Attendance: 33,033 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DeNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Shinichi Ohnuki (1–0) LP: Masashi Ito (0–1) Sv: Yasuaki Yamasaki (1) Attendance: 33,037 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DeNA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yuta Iwasada (1–0) LP: Haruhiro Hamaguchi (0–1) Sv: Atsuki Yuasa (2) Home runs: HAN: Teruaki Sato (1) YDB: Toshiro Miyazaki (1) Attendance: 32,977 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final stage
Summary
Yakult won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 12 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 7 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:03 | 26,499[4] |
| 2 | October 13 | Hanshin Tigers – 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 5 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:49 | 26,071[5] |
| 3 | October 14 | Hanshin Tigers – 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 6 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:39 | 29,343[6] |
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yasuhiro Ogawa (1–0) LP: Yuki Nishi (0–1) Home runs: HAN: None YAK: José Osuna (1), Domingo Santana (1) Attendance: 26,499 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cy Sneed (1–0) LP: Shintaro Fujinami (0–1) Sv: Scott McGough (1) Home runs: HAN: None YAK: Munetaka Murakami (1), Hideki Nagaoka (1), José Osuna (2) Attendance: 26,071 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuto Taguchi (1–0) LP: Koyo Aoyagi (0–1) Sv: Scott McGough (2) Attendance: 29,343 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Saturday, October 8, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Sunday, October 9, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Monday, October 10, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Wednesday, October 12, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Thursday, October 13, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "Friday, October 14, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
