2009 Central League Climax Series
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The 2009 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 2009 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2009 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 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.
| 2009 Central League Climax Series | |||||||||||||
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| First stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 17–19 | ||||||||||||
| Second stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 21–24 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Ryota Wakiya (Yomiuri) | ||||||||||||
First stage
Summary
Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 17 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 2 | Nagoya Dome | 3:24 | 38,391[1] |
| 2 | October 18 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 3 | Nagoya Dome | 3:18 | 38,171[2] |
| 3 | October 19 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 7 | Nagoya Dome | 4:03 | 32,897[3] |
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Masanori Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1) Home runs: YAK: Jamie D'Antona (1) CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0) LP: Shohei Tateyama (0–1) Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1) Home runs: YAK: Ryohei Kawamoto (1) CHU: Motonobu Tanishige (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yakult | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kenichi Nakata (1–0) LP: Yoshinori Sato (0–1) Home runs: YAK: None CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Second stage
Summary
Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–1*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 21 | Chunichi Dragons – 7, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Tokyo Dome | 3:11 | 41,259[4] |
| 2 | October 22 | Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 6 | Tokyo Dome | 3:53 | 40,452[5] |
| 3 | October 23 | Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Tokyo Dome | 3:33 | 45,409[6] |
| 4 | October 24 | Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Tokyo Dome | 3:37 | 46,535[7] |
- * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage.
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chunichi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takashi Ogasawara (1–0) LP: Dicky Gonzalez (0–1) Home runs: CHU: Kei Nomoto (1), Tony Blanco (1) YOM: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chunichi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Wirfin Obispo (1–0) LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Sv: Marc Kroon (1) Home runs: CHU: Masahiko Morino (1), Atsushi Fujii (1) YOM: Shinnosuke Abe (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chunichi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kiyoshi Toyoda (1–0) LP: Takuya Asao (0–1) Sv: Marc Kroon (2) Home runs: CHU: Masahiko Morino (2) YOM: Alex Ramírez (1), Yoshiyuki Kamei (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Daisuke Ochi (1–0) LP: Kenichi Nakata (0–1) Home runs: CHU: Tony Blanco (2) YOM: Yoshitomo Tani (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||