2022 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Hanshin Tigers (2) Akihiro Yano 68–71–4 (.489), 12 GB
Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1) Daisuke Miura 73–68–2 (.518), 8 GB
DatesOctober 8–10
TelevisionTBS Channel 2 (CS/BS)
RadioNippon Broadcasting System
Second stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4) Shingo Takatsu 80–59–4 (.576), 8 GA
Hanshin Tigers (0) Akihiro Yano 68–71–4 (.489), 12 GB
DatesOctober 12–14
MVPJosé Osuna (Yakult)
TelevisionFuji TV ONE
Fuji Network (BS, Game 1)
TV Asahi (BS, Game 2)
RadioNippon 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 
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

Saturday, October 8, 2022, 2:01 pm (JST) at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Sunday, October 9, 2022, 2:01 pm (JST) at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Monday, October 10, 2022, 2:00 pm (JST) at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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 
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

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 6:00 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Thursday, October 13, 2022, 6:01 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Friday, October 14, 2022, 6:01 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

  1. ^ "Saturday, October 8, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sunday, October 9, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Monday, October 10, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, October 12, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Thursday, October 13, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Friday, October 14, 2022". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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