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
Dates	October 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
Dates	October 18–22
MVP	Seiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)

First Stage

Summary

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won the series, 2–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 14	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10	MetLife Dome	3:00	32,547[1]
2	October 15	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1	MetLife Dome	3:12	32,508[2]
3	October 16	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2	MetLife Dome	3:26	31,755[3]

Game 1

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Seibu	2	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	X	10	12	1
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	9	0
Seibu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	7	1
Seibu	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
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*.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 18	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2	Fukuoka Dome	3:05	35,125[4]
2	October 19	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1	Fukuoka Dome	3:31	36,380[5]
3	October 20	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7	Fukuoka Dome	3:16	35,333[6]
4	October 21	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4	Fukuoka Dome	3:21	37,455[7]
5	October 22	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7	Fukuoka Dome	2:41	35,387[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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
SoftBank	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	0
SoftBank	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
SoftBank	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	X	7	10	0
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
SoftBank	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	8	0
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rakuten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
SoftBank	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	X	7	11	0
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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