2018 Pacific League Climax Series

2018 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) Kimiyasu Kudo 82–60–1 (.577), 6½ GB
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1) Hideki Kuriyama 74–66–3 (.529), 13½ GB
DatesOctober 13–15
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) Kimiyasu Kudo 82–60–1 (.577), 6½ GB
Saitama Seibu Lions (2) Hatsuhiko Tsuji 88–53–2 (.624), 6½ GA
DatesOctober 17–21
MVPYuki Yanagita (Hawks)
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2018 CLCS               2018 Japan Series

The 2018 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 2018 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2018 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 13.