2011 Central League Climax Series
{{Infobox Climax Series
| clcs = yes
| year = 2011
| stage1champion = Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2)
| stage1champion_manager = Junji Ogawa
| stage1champion_games = 70–59–15 (.543), 2.5 GB
| stage1runnerup = Yomiuri Giants (1)
| stage1runnerup_manager = Tatsunori Hara
| stage1runnerup_games = 71–62–11 (.534), 3.5 GB
| date1 = October 29–31
| television1 =
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| stage2champion = Chunichi Dragons (4)
| stage2champion_manager = Hiromitsu Ochiai
| stage2champion_games = 75–59–10 (.560), 2.5 GA
| stage2runnerup = Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2)
| stage2runnerup_manager = Junji Ogawa
| stage2runnerup_games = 70–59–15 (.543), 2.5 GB
| date2 = November 2–6
| MVP = Kazuki Yoshimi (Chunichi)
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| previous_series = 2010 Central League Climax Series
| previous_year = 2010
| next_series = 2012 Central League Climax Series
| next_year = 2012
}}
The 2011 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 2011 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2011 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 29 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 23.
First stage
=Summary=
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = Tokyo Yakult Swallows
| leader =
| score = 2–1
| date1 = October 29
| score1 = Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3
| loc1 = Meiji Jingu Stadium
| time1 = 3:28
| att1 = 32,339
| ref1 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011102901793.html |title=Saturday, October 29, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date2 = October 30
| score2 = Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2
| loc2 = Meiji Jingu Stadium
| time2 = 3:24
| att2 = 32,148
| ref2 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103001795.html |title=Sunday, October 30, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date3 = October 31
| score3 = Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3
| loc3 = Meiji Jingu Stadium
| time3 = 2:51
| att3 = 31,687
| ref3 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011103101797.html |title=Monday, October 31, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
}}
=Game 1=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Saturday, October 29, 2011,
|Time = 6:31 pm (JST)
|Location = Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
|Road=Yomiuri|RoadAbr=YOM
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=2|RH=8|RE=1
|Home=Yakult|HomeAbr=YAK
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=8|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=Kyohei Muranaka (1–0)|LP=Yasunari Takagi (0–1)|SV=Lim Chang-Yong (1)
|RoadHR= Saburo Omura (1)|HomeHR=
|}}
=Game 2=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Sunday, October 30, 2011,
|Time = 6:30 pm (JST)
|Location = Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
|Road=Yomiuri|RoadAbr=YOM
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=6|RH=9|RE=0
|Home=Yakult|HomeAbr=YAK
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=2|HH=7|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=Tetsuya Utsumi (1–0)|LP=Masanori Ishikawa (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR= Shinnosuke Abe (1)|HomeHR=
|}}
=Game 3=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Monday, October 31, 2011,
|Time = 6:30 pm (JST)
|Location = Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
|Road=Yomiuri|RoadAbr=YOM
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=1|RH=6|RE=2
|Home=Yakult|HomeAbr=YAK
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=1|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=Katsuki Akagawa (1–0)|LP=Dicky Gonzalez (0–1)|SV=Kyohei Muranaka (1)
|RoadHR= Michihiro Ogasawara (1)|HomeHR= Ryoji Aikawa (1)
|}}
Final stage
=Summary=
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = Chunichi Dragons
| leader =
| score = 4–2*
| date1 = November 2
| score1 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2
| loc1 = Nagoya Dome
| time1 = 3:05
| att1 = 34,689
| ref1 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110201798.html |title=Wednesday, November 2, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date2 = November 3
| score2 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1
| loc2 = Nagoya Dome
| time2 = 2:53
| att2 = 38,414
| ref2 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110301799.html |title=Thursday, November 3, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date3 = November 4
| score3 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1
| loc3 = Nagoya Dome
| time3 = 3:50
| att3 = 37,599
| ref3 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110401801.html |title=Friday, November 4, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date4 = November 5
| score4 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5
| loc4 = Nagoya Dome
| time4 = 3:08
| att4 = 38,342
| ref4 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110501803.html |title=Saturday, November 5, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
| date5 = November 6
| score5 = Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2
| loc5 = Nagoya Dome
| time5 = 2:51
| att5 = 38,252
| ref5 = {{cite web |url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2011/games/s2011110601805.html |title=Sunday, November 6, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
}}
:* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.
=Game 1=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Wednesday, November 2, 2011,
|Time = 6:00 pm (JST)
|Location = Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
|Road=Yakult|RoadAbr=YAK
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=1|RH=6|RE=0
|Home=Chunichi|HomeAbr=CHU
|H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=7|HE=0
|RSP= |HSP=
|WP=Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0)|LP=Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (0–1)|SV=Hitoki Iwase (1)
|RoadHR= |HomeHR=
|}}
=Game 2=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Thursday, November 3, 2011,
|Time = 6:01 pm (JST)
|Location = Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
|Road=Yakult|RoadAbr=YAK
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=2|RR=3|RH=7|RE=0
|Home=Chunichi|HomeAbr=CHU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=1|HH=2|HE=0
|RSP= |HSP=
|WP=Masanori Ishikawa (1–0)|LP=Wei-Yin Chen (0–1)|SV=Shohei Tateyama (1)
|RoadHR=Yasushi Iihara (1) |HomeHR=Masahiko Morino (1)
|}}
=Game 3=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Friday, November 4, 2011,
|Time = 6:00 pm (JST)
|Location = Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
|Road=Yakult|RoadAbr=YAK
|R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=0
|Home=Chunichi|HomeAbr=CHU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=5|HE=0
|RSP= |HSP=
|WP=Tony Barnette (1–0)|LP=Daisuke Yamai (0–1)|SV=Lim Chang-Yong (1)
|RoadHR= |HomeHR=
|}}
=Game 4=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Saturday, November 5, 2011,
|Time = 6:00 pm (JST)
|Location = Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
|Road=Yakult|RoadAbr=YAK
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=5|RE=2
|Home=Chunichi|HomeAbr=CHU
|H1=4|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=8|HE=1
|RSP= |HSP=
|WP=Yudai Kawai (1–0)|LP=Katsuki Akagawa (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR= |HomeHR=Tony Blanco (1)
|}}
=Game 5=
{{Linescore|
|Date = Sunday, November 6, 2011,
|Time = 6:00 pm (JST)
|Location = Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
|Road=Yakult|RoadAbr=YAK
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=1|RH=5|RE=0
|Home=Chunichi|HomeAbr=CHU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=3|HE=0
|RSP= |HSP=
|WP=Kazuki Yoshimi (2–0)|LP=Shohei Tateyama (0–1)|SV=Takuya Asao (1)
|RoadHR= |HomeHR=Hirokazu Ibata (1)
|}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{CLCS}}
{{Chunichi Dragons}}
{{Tokyo Yakult Swallows}}
{{Yomiuri Giants}}
Category:Chunichi Dragons postseason