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The 2013 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 2013 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2013 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 12 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 18.

First stage

Summary

Hiroshima Toyo Carp won the series, 2–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 8, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:34 46,923[1] 
2 October 13 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4 Koshien Stadium 3:02 46,902[2]

Game 1

Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 8 13 0
Hanshin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
WP: Kenta Maeda (1–0)   LP: Shintaro Fujinami (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: Kila Ka'aihue (1), Yoshihiro Maru (1), Takahiro Iwamoto (1)
HAN: None

Game 2

Sunday, October 13, 2013, 2:00 pm (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 7 11 0
Hanshin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 2
WP: Bryan Bullington (1–0)   LP: Randy Messenger (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
HAN: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1), Shinjiro Hiyama (1)

Final stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 4–0*.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 16 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 3:27 45,107[3] 
2 October 17 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:26 45,316[4] 
3 October 18 Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:32 46,081[5]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Yomiuri 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 6 1
WP: Tetsuya Yamaguchi (1–0)   LP: Ryuji Yokoyama (0–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
YOM: Hayato Sakamoto (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 17, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Yomiuri 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Tomoyuki Sugano (1–0)   LP: Kenta Maeda (0–1)
Home runs:
HIR: None
YOM: Takayuki Terauchi (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 18, 2013, 6:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Yomiuri 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
WP: Toshiya Sugiuchi (1–0)   LP: Yusuke Nomura (0–1)   Sv: Kentaro Nishimura (2)

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