2008 Pacific League Climax Series

2008 Pacific League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) Masataka Nashida 73–69–2 (.514), 4 GB
Orix Buffaloes (0) Daijiro Oishi 75–68–1 (.524), 2½ GB
DatesOctober 11–12
Second stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Saitama Seibu Lions (4) Hisanobu Watanabe 76–64–4, .543, 2½ GA
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) Masataka Nashida 73–69–2, .514, 4 GB
DatesOctober 17–22
MVPHideaki Wakui (Seibu)
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2008 CLCS               2008 Japan Series

The 2008 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 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 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 11 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.