2013 Japan Series
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| Dates | October 26 – November 3, 2013 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Manabu Mima (RAK) | ||||||||||||
| FSA | Hisayoshi Chōno (YOM) | ||||||||||||
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In Japan: KHB (Games 1, 2 and 7) NTV (Games 3, 4 and 5) TBC (Game 6) |
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| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4) | Senichi Hoshino | 82–59–3, .582, GA: 7.5 | |
| Yomiuri Giants (3) | Tatsunori Hara | 84–53–7, .613, GA: 12.5 |
The 2013 Konami Japan Series 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 by the Pacific League champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in seven games over the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. It was the Eagles' first Japan Series appearance and their first win since the team's creation in 2005. The series began on Saturday, October 26, 2013 and ended on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Eagles' starting pitcher Manabu Mima, who was the winning pitcher in Games 3 and 7, was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP).
PL Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4) vs. CL Yomiuri Giants (3)
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 6:35 p.m. (JST) at Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Yomiuri Giants' starter Tetsuya Utsumi and relievers Scott Mathieson, Tetsuya Yamaguchi and Kentaro Nishimura combined on a nine-hit shutout to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and take one-game lead in the Series. Even though they failed to score in the game, the Eagles had several scoring opportunities. Their leadoff man reached base in six innings and they also ended six innings with at least one runner in scoring position. Eagles' rookie-starter Takahiro Norimoto performed well, holding the Giants to only four hits through eight and a third innings. The Giants' two runs came from a Hisayoshi Chono RBI-single in the fifth inning and Shuichi Murata's solo homerun in the top of the eighth. In the bottom half of the inning, Giants' outfielder Yoshiyuki Kamei stopped a potential game-tying play by making an impressive catch at the wall to retire Kazuo Matsui with runners on first and second with two outs.
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