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The 2015 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 10 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 17.

First stage

Summary

Yomiuri Giants won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 10 Hanshin Tigers – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 (10) Tokyo Dome 3:40 45,298[1] 
2 October 11 Hanshin Tigers – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 2 Tokyo Dome 3:48 46,698[2] 
3 October 12 Hanshin Tigers – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 3 Tokyo Dome 2:48 46,067[3]


Game 1

Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hanshin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Yomiuri 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1X 3 9 0
WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1–0)   LP: Yuya Ando (0–1)
Attendance: 45,298

Game 2

Sunday, October 11, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Yomiuri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 1
WP: Randy Messenger (1–0)   LP: Tomoyuki Sugano (0–1)   Sv: Shinobu Fukuhara (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Mauro Gómez (1), Matt Murton (1)
YOM: Leslie Anderson (1)
Attendance: 46,698

Game 3

Monday, October 12, 2015, 2:00 pm (JST) at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Yomiuri 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Aaron Poreda (1–0)   LP: Atsushi Nomi (0–1)   Sv: Hirokazu Sawamura (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Kosuke Fukudome (1)
YOM: None
Attendance: 46,067

Final stage

Summary

Tokyo Yakult Swallows won the series, 4–1*.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Yomiuri Giants – 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 1 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:38 31,502[4] 
2 October 15 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 4 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:51 31,274[5] 
3 October 16 Yomiuri Giants – 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 2 Meiji Jingu Stadium 3:27 33,102[6] 
4 October 17 Yomiuri Giants – 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows – 3 Meiji Jingu Stadium 2:58 34,038[7]
* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage.

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