2016 Pacific League Climax Series

2016 Pacific League Climax Series
2016 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
Chiba Lotte Marines (0)
Dates	October 8–9
Final stage
Team (Wins)
Team (Wins)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2)
Dates	October 12–16
MVP	Sho Nakata (Nippon-Ham)

The 2016 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 2016 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2016 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 10 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 16.

First stage

Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 8	Chiba Lotte Marines – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4	Yafuoku Dome	3:10	36,077^[1]
2	October 9	Chiba Lotte Marines – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4	Yafuoku Dome	3:16	38,500^[2]

Game 1

Saturday, October 8, 2016, 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
Lotte	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	1
SoftBank	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	X	4	8	0
WP: Robert Suárez (1–0) LP: Tatsuya Uchi (0–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1) Home runs: LOT: Ikuhiro Kiyota (1), Alfredo Despaigne 2 (2) SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 9, 2016, 1:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Lotte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
SoftBank	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	X	4	8	0
WP: Rick van den Hurk (1–0) LP: Ayumu Ishikawa (0–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (2) Home runs: LOT: Ikuhiro Kiyota (2) SOF: None

Final stage

Summary

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series, 4–2*.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 12	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 6	Sapporo Dome	2:55	36,633^[3]
2	October 13	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4	Sapporo Dome	3:40	26,548^[4]
3	October 14	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4	Sapporo Dome	3:17	39,456^[5]
4	October 15	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2	Sapporo Dome	3:07	41,138^[6]
5	October 16	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 7	Sapporo Dome	3:15	41,138^[7]

* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 6:00 pm (JST) at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SoftBank	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Nippon-Ham	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	X	6	9	0
WP: Shohei Ohtani (1–0) LP: Shota Takeda (0–1) Home runs: SOF: None NIP: Sho Nakata (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:00 pm (JST) at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SoftBank	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	11	0
Nippon-Ham	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	8	0
WP: Sho Iwasaki (1–0) LP: Chris Martin (0–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1) Home runs: SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (1) NIP: Brandon Laird (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 14, 2016, 6:00 pm (JST) at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SoftBank	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Nippon-Ham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	7	0
WP: Kohei Arihara (1–0) LP: Kodai Senga (0–1) Sv: Anthony Bass (1) Home runs: SOF: Akira Nakamura (1) NIP: Brandon Laird (2)

Game 4

Saturday, October 15, 2016, 2:00 pm (JST) at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SoftBank	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	12	0
Nippon-Ham	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	2
WP: Rick van den Hurk (1–0) LP: Hirotoshi Takanashi (0–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (2) Home runs: SOF: Yuya Hasegawa (1), Kenta Imamiya (1), Nobuhiro Matsuda (2) NIP: None

Game 5

Sunday, October 16, 2016, 2:00 pm (JST) at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SoftBank	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1
Nippon-Ham	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	X	7	8	1
WP: Anthony Bass (1–0) LP: Nao Higashihama (0–1) Sv: Shohei Ohtani (1) Home runs: SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (3) NIP: Sho Nakata (2)

References

^ "Saturday, October 8, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Sunday, October 9, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Wednesday, October 12, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Thursday, October 13, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Friday, October 14, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Saturday, October 15, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Sunday, October 16, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[1] "Saturday, October 8, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2] "Sunday, October 9, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[3] "Wednesday, October 12, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[4] "Thursday, October 13, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[5] "Friday, October 14, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[6] "Saturday, October 15, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[7] "Sunday, October 16, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

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