# 2018 Pacific League Climax 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.

## First stage
### Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 13 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:35 | 35,301 |
| 2 | October 14 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:32 | 38,125 |
| 3 | October 15 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:46 | 37,794 |

### Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nippon-Ham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| WP: Shota Takeda (1–0) LP: Naoyuki Uwasawa (0–1) Home runs: NIP: Kensuke Kondo (1) SOF: Alfredo Despaigne (1), Takuya Kai (1) Attendance: 35,301 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2018, 1:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nippon-Ham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Nick Martinez (1–0) LP: Ren Kajiya (0–1) Sv: Naoya Ishikawa (1) Home runs: NIP: Toshitake Yokoo (1) SOF: Akira Nakamura (1) Attendance: 38,125 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Monday, October 15, 2018, 6:01 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nippon-Ham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| SoftBank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Toshihiro Sugiura (0–1) Sv: Yuito Mori (1) Home runs: NIP: Toshitake Yokoo (2) SOF: Kenji Akashi (1), Alfredo Despaigne 2 (3), Nobuhiro Matsuda (1), Akira Nakamura (2) Attendance: 38,125 |||||||||||||

## Final stage
### Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–2*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 17 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4 | MetLife Dome | 3:25 | 31,961 |
| 2 | October 18 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 13 | MetLife Dome | 3:30 | 31,106 |
| 3 | October 19 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 15, Saitama Seibu Lions – 4 | MetLife Dome | 3:30 | 31,238 |
| 4 | October 20 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 8, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 | MetLife Dome | 3:31 | 32,170 |
| 5 | October 21 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Saitama Seibu Lions – 5 | MetLife Dome | 3:26 | 31,532 |
    * The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

### Game 1

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SoftBank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Rick van den Hurk (1–0) LP: Yusei Kikuchi (0–1) Home runs: SOF: None SEI: Takumi Kuriyama (1), Hotaka Yamakawa (1) Attendance: 31,961 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SoftBank | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Seibu | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Shinsaburo Tawata (1–0) LP: Ariel Miranda (0–1) Home runs: SOF: None SEI: Takumi Kuriyama (2), Hideto Asamura (1) Attendance: 31,106 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Friday, October 19, 2018, 6:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SoftBank | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Kodai Senga (1–0) LP: Daiki Enokida (0–1) Home runs: SOF: Seiji Uebayashi (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (1) SEI: Hotaka Yamakawa (2), Shuta Tonosaki (1) Attendance: 31,238 |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Saturday, October 20, 2018, 2:00 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SoftBank | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Shota Takeda (1–0) LP: Tatsuya Imai (0–1) Home runs: SOF: Yuki Yanagita (1), Takuya Kai (1) SEI: Fumikazu Kimura (1) Attendance: 32,170 |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Sunday, October 21, 2018, 1:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SoftBank | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Brian Wolfe (0–1) Sv: Yuito Mori (1) Home runs: SOF: Yuki Yanagita (2) SEI: Hideto Asamura (2), Takeya Nakamura (1) Attendance: 32,170 |||||||||||||