2010 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2010
Stage1champion:Chiba Lotte Marines (2)
Stage1champion Games:75–67–2 (.528), 2.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Saitama Seibu Lions (0)
Stage1runnerup Games:78–65–1 (.545), 0 GB
Date1:October 9–10
Stage2champion:Chiba Lotte Marines (4)
Stage2champion Manager:Norifumi Nishimura
Stage2champion Games:75–67–2 (.528), 2.5 GB
Stage2runnerup:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (3)
Stage2runnerup Games:76–63–5 (.547), 0 GA
Date2:October 14–19
Mvp:First Stage: Tomoya Satozaki (Lotte)
Final Stage: Yoshihisa Naruse (Lotte)
Previous Series:2009 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2009
Next Series:2011 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2011

The 2010 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 2010 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2010 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 9 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 19.

First stage

Game 2

Final stage

Summary