The 2019 Central League Climax Series was a postseason playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined which of the three teams who finished in the top three during the 2019 regular seaso
Fumiya Hojo provided a three-run home run and a game-winning triple in Game 1.
Tomo Otosaka hit a two-run sayonara home run to win Game 2.
Ryutaro Umeno's sacrifice fly scored the series-winning run.
Shun Yamaguchi allowed only one run in 7+1⁄3 innings in the Giants' Game 1 win.
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The 2019 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2019 season. The 70th edition of the Japan Series, it was played from 19-23 October. The series was a best-of-
2019 Central League Climax Series
…awarded a one-win advantage over the Tigers. The series was played between October 9 to 13. Yomiuri defeated Hanshin 4–1 in four games to advance to the 2019 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series winner, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. The Yokohama DeNA Baystars clinched second place…
Hawks starting pitcher Kodai Senga allowed only one run in a Game 1 win.
SoftBank's Rei Takahashi did not allow a hit to Yomiuri into the seventh inning in Game 2.
Alfredo Despaigne had three RBIs for SoftBank in Game 3.
Yurisbel Gracial won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award