# 2017 Pacific League Climax Series

The 2017 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 2017 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2017 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 14 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 22.

## First stage
### Summary

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 14 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Seibu Lions – 10 | MetLife Dome | 3:00 | 32,547 |
| 2 | October 15 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Seibu Lions – 1 | MetLife Dome | 3:12 | 32,508 |
| 3 | October 16 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Seibu Lions – 2 | MetLife Dome | 3:26 | 31,755 |

### Game 1

Saturday, October 14, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Seibu | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Yusei Kikuchi (1–0) LP: Takahiro Norimoto (0–1) Home runs: RAK: None SEI: Hideto Asamura (1), Takeya Nakamura (1) Attendance: 32,547 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Sunday, October 15, 2017, 1:02 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Rakuten | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Takayuki Kishi (1–0) LP: Ken Togame (0–1) Sv: Yuki Matsui (1) Home runs: RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1) SEI: None Attendance: 32,508 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:01 pm (JST) at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Rakuten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0) LP: Ryoma Nogami (0–1) Home runs: RAK: Zelous Wheeler (1), Shintaro Masuda (1) SEI: Hideto Asamura (2) Attendance: 31,755 |||||||||||||

## Final stage
### Summary

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the series, 4–2*.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 18 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:05 | 35,125 |
| 2 | October 19 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:31 | 36,380 |
| 3 | October 20 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:16 | 35,333 |
| 4 | October 21 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Yafuoku Dome | 3:21 | 37,455 |
| 5 | October 22 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 | Yafuoku Dome | 2:41 | 35,387 |
    * The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

### Game 1

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 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 |
| Rakuten | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Takahiro Shiomi (1–0) LP: Nao Higashihama (0–1) Sv: Yuki Matsui (1) Home runs: RAK: Eigoro Mogi (1), Japhet Amador (1), Zelous Wheeler (1) SOF: Kenta Imamiya (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (1) Attendance: 35,125 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00 pm (JST) at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Rakuten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–0) LP: Kodai Senga (0–1) Sv: Yuki Matsui (2) Home runs: RAK: None SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (2) Attendance: 36,380 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Friday, October 20, 2017, 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 |
| Rakuten | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Sho Iwasaki (1–0) LP: Hiroyuki Fukuyama (0–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (1) Home runs: RAK: Japhet Amador (2) SOF: Seiichi Uchikawa (3), Akira Nakamura (1) Attendance: 35,333 |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 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 |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Shuta Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Sung Chia-Hao (1–1) Sv: Dennis Sarfate (2) Home runs: RAK: Ginji Akaminai (1) SOF: Alfredo Despaigne (1), Seiichi Uchikawa (4), Akira Nakamura (2) Attendance: 37,455 |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Sunday, October 22, 2017, 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 |
| Rakuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| SoftBank | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Shota Takeda (1–0) LP: Manabu Mima (0–1) Home runs: RAK: None SOF: Nobuhiro Matsuda (1) Attendance: 35,387 |||||||||||||