2013 Central League Climax Series

2013 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3, .489, GB: 17.0 Hanshin Tigers (0) Yutaka Wada 73–67–4, .521, GB: 12.5
Dates	October 12 – October 13
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 84–53–7, .613, GA: 12.5 Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0) Kenjiro Nomura 69–72–3, .489, GB: 17.0
Dates	October 16 – October 18

The 2013 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 2013 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2013 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 12 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 18.

First stage

Summary

Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) vs. Hanshin Tigers (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 12	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1	Koshien Stadium	3:34	46,923
2	October 13	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4	Koshien Stadium	3:02	46,902

Final stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants (4) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 16	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	3:27	45,107
2	October 17	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	2:26	45,316
3	October 18	Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3	Tokyo Dome	2:32	46,081