2011_Central_League_Climax_Series
The 2011 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 2011 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2011 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 29 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 23.
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| 2011 Central League Climax Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 29–31 | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | November 2–6 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Kazuki Yoshimi (Chunichi) | ||||||||||||
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Summary
Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 2–1.
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 29 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:28 | 32,339[1] |
| 2 | October 30 | Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:24 | 32,148[2] |
| 3 | October 31 | Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:51 | 31,687[3] |
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Game 1
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kyohei Muranaka (1–0) LP: Yasunari Takagi (0–1) Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1) Home runs: YOM: Saburo Omura (1) YAK: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tetsuya Utsumi (1–0) LP: Masanori Ishikawa (0–1) Home runs: YOM: Shinnosuke Abe (1) YAK: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 3
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Katsuki Akagawa (1–0) LP: Dicky Gonzalez (0–1) Sv: Kyohei Muranaka (1) Home runs: YOM: Michihiro Ogasawara (1) YAK: Ryoji Aikawa (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
Chunichi Dragons won the series, 4–2*.
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| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | November 2 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 | Nagoya Dome | 3:05 | 34,689[4] |
| 2 | November 3 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Dome | 2:53 | 38,414[5] |
| 3 | November 4 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Dome | 3:50 | 37,599[6] |
| 4 | November 5 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 | Nagoya Dome | 3:08 | 38,342[7] |
| 5 | November 6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 | Nagoya Dome | 2:51 | 38,252[8] |
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- * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.
Game 1
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0) LP: Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (0–1) Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Masanori Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Wei-Yin Chen (0–1) Sv: Shohei Tateyama (1) Home runs: YAK: Yasushi Iihara (1) CHU: Masahiko Morino (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 3
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tony Barnette (1–0) LP: Daisuke Yamai (0–1) Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 4
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yudai Kawai (1–0) LP: Katsuki Akagawa (0–1) Home runs: YAK: None CHU: Tony Blanco (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 5
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (2–0) LP: Shohei Tateyama (0–1) Sv: Takuya Asao (1) Home runs: YAK: None CHU: Hirokazu Ibata (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- "Sunday, October 30, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Monday, October 31, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Wednesday, November 2, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Thursday, November 3, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Friday, November 4, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Saturday, November 5, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Sunday, November 6, 2011". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2012.