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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

Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 29 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:28 32,339[1] 
2 October 30 Yomiuri Giants – 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:24 32,148[2] 
3 October 31 Yomiuri Giants – 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,687[3]

Game 1

Saturday, October 29, 2011, 6:31 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Yakult 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 3 8 0
WP: Kyohei Muranaka (1–0)   LP: Yasunari Takagi (0–1)   Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1)
Home runs:
YOM: Saburo Omura (1)
YAK: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 30, 2011, 6:30 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 9 0
Yakult 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
WP: Tetsuya Utsumi (1–0)   LP: Masanori Ishikawa (0–1)
Home runs:
YOM: Shinnosuke Abe (1)
YAK: None

Game 3

Monday, October 31, 2011, 6:30 pm (JST) at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Yakult 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 3 7 0
WP: Katsuki Akagawa (1–0)   LP: Dicky Gonzalez (0–1)   Sv: Kyohei Muranaka (1)
Home runs:
YOM: Michihiro Ogasawara (1)
YAK: Ryoji Aikawa (1)

Final stage

Summary

Chunichi Dragons won the series, 4–2*.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 3:05 34,689[4] 
2 November 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 2:53 38,414[5] 
3 November 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2, Chunichi Dragons – 1 Nagoya Dome 3:50 37,599[6] 
4 November 5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 Nagoya Dome 3:08 38,342[7] 
5 November 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 2 Nagoya Dome 2:51 38,252[8]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakult 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Chunichi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1–0)   LP: Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (0–1)   Sv: Hitoki Iwase (1)

Game 2

Thursday, November 3, 2011, 6:01 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakult 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0
Chunichi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
WP: Masanori Ishikawa (1–0)   LP: Wei-Yin Chen (0–1)   Sv: Shohei Tateyama (1)
Home runs:
YAK: Yasushi Iihara (1)
CHU: Masahiko Morino (1)

Game 3

Friday, November 4, 2011, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakult 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Chunichi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
WP: Tony Barnette (1–0)   LP: Daisuke Yamai (0–1)   Sv: Lim Chang-Yong (1)

Game 4

Saturday, November 5, 2011, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakult 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Chunichi 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
WP: Yudai Kawai (1–0)   LP: Katsuki Akagawa (0–1)
Home runs:
YAK: None
CHU: Tony Blanco (1)

Game 5

Sunday, November 6, 2011, 6:00 pm (JST) at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakult 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Chunichi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 3 0
WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (2–0)   LP: Shohei Tateyama (0–1)   Sv: Takuya Asao (1)
Home runs:
YAK: None
CHU: Hirokazu Ibata (1)

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