The Yomiuri Giants will host the winner of the on-going Stage 1 of the Central League Climax Series when Stage 2 of the CLCS begins Oct. 18 at Tokyo Dome.
The Kyojin will be playing either the Chunichi Dragons or Hanshin Tigers, and it remains to be seen in what kind of shape the Giants players will be after more than two weeks of not playing any games.
Manager Tatsunori Hara's boys concluded the regular season Oct. 3, one day after winning the 2007 Central League championship flag. Since then, Yomiuri has been on the sidelines, waiting for the other CL clubs to wrap up their schedules, and the Dragons and Tigers to decide the final opponent.