The 2013

Pacific League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series. It currently consis ...

Climax Series The is the current annual playoff system implemented by Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). It determines which team from the Central League (CL) and from the Pacific League (PL) will advance to compete for the championship in the Japan ...

(PLCS) 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 The 2013 Japan Series (known as the ''Konami Nippon Series 2013'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 64th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) championship series known colloquially as the Japan Series. The best-of-seven playoff was won ...

, where they competed against the

2013 Central League Climax Series 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 20 ...

winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 12 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 21.

First stage

Summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Final stage

Summary

:* The Pacific League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Final Stage. : Postponed from October 20 due to rain

First stage

Summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Final stage

Summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

References