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2008 Central League Climax Series

Field	Value
secondstage	yes
clcs	yes
year	2008
stage1champion	Chunichi Dragons (2)
stage1champion_manager	Hiromitsu Ochiai
stage1champion_games	71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
stage1runnerup	Hanshin Tigers (1)
stage1runnerup_manager	Akinobu Okada
stage1runnerup_games	82–59–3 (.582), 2 GB
date1	October 18–20
stage2champion	Yomiuri Giants (3)
stage2champion_manager	Tatsunori Hara
stage2champion_games	84–57–3 (.596), 2 GA
stage2runnerup	Chunichi Dragons (1)
stage2runnerup_manager	Hiromitsu Ochiai
stage2runnerup_games	71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
date2	October 22–25
MVP	Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri)
previous_series	2007 Central League Climax Series
previous_year	2007
next_series	2009 Central League Climax Series
next_year	2009

The 2008 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 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 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 18 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 25.

First stage

Summary

The Hanshin Tigers were awarded home-field advantage for the entirety of Stage 1; however, all three games were played in the Orix Buffaloes' Kyocera Osaka Dome, a neutral field, as renovations to Koshien Stadium prevented postseason play.

Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Second stage

Summary

:* The Central League regular season champion is given a one-game advantage in the Second Stage.

Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Game 4

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References

Graczyk, Wayne. (September 21, 2008). "Stairs still slugging away 15 years after Japan stint". [[The Japan Times]].
"Saturday, October 18, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Sunday, October 19, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Monday, October 20, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Wednesday, October 22, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Thursday, October 23, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Friday, October 24, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].
"Saturday, October 25, 2008". [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].

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