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CENTRAL LEAGUE CLIMAX SERIES

The Tigers' Seiya Kinami reacts after hitting a sayonara single against the Carp in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2023
Tigers close in on Japan Series berth after walk-off victory
The Hanshin Tigers moved to within one win or one tie of their first Japan Series berth in nine years
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2022
Hanshin edges DeNA to reach CL playoff finals
The Tigers, who finished the regular season in third place, will face Triple Crown winner Munetaka Murakami's Yakult Swallows in the best-of-seven final stage beginning Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2022
Koyo Aoyagi and Atsuki Yuasa pitch Tigers to victory as postseason opens
The win at Yokohama Stadium moved the Tigers to within one win of a final-stage rendezvous with the defending league champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the CL's final stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Giants eliminate Tigers to reach Japan Series for first time since 2013
Yoshihiro Maru stood at the plate with two outs, a runner on third and Yuki Nishi staring in from the mound. The game was tied in the sixth inning and the Yomiuri Giants and their fans were hoping for a hit. Some, perhaps, may even have dared to dream of a home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Giants get off to quick start, downing Tigers in Climax Series Final Stage opener
The Yomiuri Giants hadn't played a game that really counted for anything since clinching the Central League pennant on Sept. 21. They hadn't played any official games at all since Sept. 28.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series
Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make it into the Central League Climax Series was mistaken.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2018
Giants seize opportunities in Game 1 triumph over Swallows
Without hesitation, the Swallows sent their Giants killer to the mound for Saturday's postseason series opener, but it did not work out the way they had hoped.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2017
BayStars push Carp to brink of elimination
The Yokohama BayStars moved to within one win of their first Japan Series berth in 19 years with a 4-3 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Monday in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2017
BayStars begin quest to reach Japan Series on the road against Tigers
The Yokohama BayStars finished third in the Central League for the second straight season, and seek to do better than they fared in last year's postseason.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 28, 2017
Ramirez guiding BayStars with steady hand
It might be strange to some to see Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez remaining so grounded. The same Ramirez who played with emotion, who performed special dances after his home runs (sometimes with team mascots), is calm, cool and collected as his BayStars work to secure a second-straight trip to the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2016
BayStars blank Carp, stave off elimination
The Yokohama BayStars won their second elimination game of the postseason, beating the Hiroshima Carp 3-0 in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2016
Nomura, Tanaka carry Carp past BayStars in Game 2
Yusuke Nomura threw six shutout innings and Kosuke Tanaka scored three runs Thursday to put the Hiroshima Carp on the verge of their first Japan Series since 1991.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 11, 2016
Ramirez's leadership pivotal for BayStars
The BayStars turned the music up. Way up. It didn't matter that a wall separated the clubhouse from the room where manager Alex Ramirez was meeting with the media after a triumphant showing in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday. You could still hear the players shouting and the music blasting loud and clear.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2016
BayStars fans revel in win over Giants
Yokohama BayStars fans on Monday celebrated their team's win over the Yomiuri Giants after their three-game series at Tokyo Dome to advance to the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2016
Unlikely hero Minei sends BayStars to final stage of CL Climax Series
The roar of the fans in the stands after the final out could probably be heard all the way to Hiroshima. Very soon, the Yokohama BayStars players will be trying to make their voices heard there as well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2016
Cruz practices with Giants ahead of decisive Game 3
Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Cruz, who was deactivated prior to the start of the Central League Climax Series First Stage, practiced with the top team at Tokyo Dome on Monday ahead of the decisive third game against the Yokohama BayStars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2016
Chono delivers winning hit in eighth inning as Giants stave off elimination
The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
BayStars rally for Game 1 victory over Giants
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said he wanted to keep things as close to normal as he could in the team's Climax Series debut.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
CL teams keep starting pitchers a secret until last minute during Climax Series
Alex Ramirez has a season's worth of information at his disposal as he prepares to lead his Yokohama BayStars against the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.

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