2013 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2013
Stage1champion:Chiba Lotte Marines (2)
Stage1champion Games:74–68–2 (.521), 8.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Saitama Seibu Lions (1)
Stage1runnerup Games:74–66–4 (.529), 7.5 GB
Date1:October 12–14
Stage2champion:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4)
Stage2champion Games:82–59–3 (.582), 7.5 GA
Stage2runnerup:Chiba Lotte Marines (1)
Stage2runnerup Manager:Tsutomu Ito
Stage2runnerup Games:74–68–2 (.521), 8.5 GB
Date2:October 17–21
Mvp:Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten)
Previous Series:2012 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2012
Next Series:2014 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2014

The 2013 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 2013 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2013 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 12 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 21.

First stage

Game 3

Final stage

Summary

Postponed from October 20 due to rain[1]

Game 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunday, October 20, 2013 . . October 27, 2013.