# 2009 Central League Climax Series

The 2009 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 2009 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2009 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 17 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 24.

## First stage
### Summary

Chunichi Dragons won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 17 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 2 | Nagoya Dome | 3:24 | 38,391 |
| 2 | October 18 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 3 | Nagoya Dome | 3:18 | 38,171 |
| 3 | October 19 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 7 | Nagoya Dome | 4:03 | 32,897 |

### Game 1

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 6:01 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yakult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Masanori Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1) Home runs: YAK: Jamie D'Antona (1) CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yakult | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Chunichi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0) LP: Shohei Tateyama (0–1) Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1) Home runs: YAK: Ryohei Kawamoto (1) CHU: Motonobu Tanishige (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yakult | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| WP: Kenichi Nakata (1–0) LP: Yoshinori Sato (0–1) Home runs: YAK: None CHU: Kazuhiro Wada (2) |||||||||||||

## Second stage
### Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–1*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 21 | Chunichi Dragons – 7, Yomiuri Giants – 2 | Tokyo Dome | 3:11 | 41,259 |
| 2 | October 22 | Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 6 | Tokyo Dome | 3:53 | 40,452 |
| 3 | October 23 | Chunichi Dragons – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 5 | Tokyo Dome | 3:33 | 45,409 |
| 4 | October 24 | Chunichi Dragons – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Tokyo Dome | 3:37 | 46,535 |
    * The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage.

### Game 1

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Takashi Ogasawara (1–0) LP: Dicky Gonzalez (0–1) Home runs: CHU: Kei Nomoto (1), Tony Blanco (1) YOM: None |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Yomiuri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| WP: Wirfin Obispo (1–0) LP: Chen Wei-Yin (0–1) Sv: Marc Kroon (1) Home runs: CHU: Masahiko Morino (1), Atsushi Fujii (1) YOM: Shinnosuke Abe (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Friday, October 23, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Yomiuri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Kiyoshi Toyoda (1–0) LP: Takuya Asao (0–1) Sv: Marc Kroon (2) Home runs: CHU: Masahiko Morino (2) YOM: Alex Ramírez (1), Yoshiyuki Kamei (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Yomiuri | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Daisuke Ochi (1–0) LP: Kenichi Nakata (0–1) Home runs: CHU: Tony Blanco (2) YOM: Yoshitomo Tani (1) |||||||||||||