2017 Pacific League Climax Series Explained

Year:2017
Stage1champion:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2)
Stage1champion Games:77–63–3 (.550), 15.5 GB
Stage1runnerup:Saitama Seibu Lions (1)
Stage1runnerup Games:79–61–3 (.563), 13.5 GB
Date1:October 14–16
Stage2champion:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
Stage2champion Games:94–49–0 (.657), 13.5 GA
Stage2runnerup:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2)
Stage2runnerup Manager:Masataka Nashida
Stage2runnerup Games:77–63–3 (.550), 15.5 GB
Date2:October 18–22
Mvp:Seiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank)
Previous Series:2016 Pacific League Climax Series
Previous Year:2016
Next Series:2018 Pacific League Climax Series
Next Year:2018

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.

First stage

Game 3

Final stage

Summary