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CLIMAX SERIES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Giants eliminate Tigers to reach Japan Series for first time since 2013
Yoshihiro Maru stood at the plate with two outs, a runner on third and Yuki Nishi staring in from the mound. The game was tied in the sixth inning and the Yomiuri Giants and their fans were hoping for a hit. Some, perhaps, may even have dared to dream of a home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2019
Mercedes drives Giants past Tigers, to 3-0 lead
C.C. Mercedes, on more than one occasion, skipped off the mound at the end of a scoreless inning and pointed upward with his index finger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Giants get off to quick start, downing Tigers in Climax Series Final Stage opener
The Yomiuri Giants hadn't played a game that really counted for anything since clinching the Central League pennant on Sept. 21. They hadn't played any official games at all since Sept. 28.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series
Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make it into the Central League Climax Series was mistaken.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez makes safe choices for Central League Climax Series opener
Alex Ramirez is going to play this one by the numbers. That goes for the lineup he'll field against the Hanshin Tigers in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series and also his starting pitcher.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2018
Hawks repeat PL dominance, defeat Lions to reach Japan Series
The 2018 NPB season didn't quite go the way the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had planned. Even so, they're going to end it right where they expected to be all along.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2018
Hawks hammer Lions, even series at 2-2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks catcher Hiroaki Takaya gathered his teammates in a huddle around him near the visitors' dugout and delivered a message intended to pump them up before facing the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2018
Tomoyuki Sugano-no: near-perfect game sends Giants to CL Climax Series final
If there was any lingering doubt about who Japan's best pitcher was, Tomoyuki Sugano put it to rest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2018
Giants seize opportunities in Game 1 triumph over Swallows
Without hesitation, the Swallows sent their Giants killer to the mound for Saturday's postseason series opener, but it did not work out the way they had hoped.

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