2014 Japan Series
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| Dates | October 25–30, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Seiichi Uchikawa (SFT) | ||||||||||||
| FSA | Randy Messenger (HAN) | ||||||||||||
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| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) | Koji Akiyama | 78–60–6, .565, GA: 6.5 | |
| Hanshin Tigers (1) | Yutaka Wada | 75–68–1, .524, GB: 7 |
The 2014 SMBC Japan Series was the 65th 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 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in five games over the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers. The series began on Saturday, October 25, 2014 and ended on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (1)
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 6:17 p.m. (JST) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
After three scoreless innings, the Hanshin Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Hiroki Uemoto hit a single into center field then moved to second on a groundout by Takashi Toritani. Mauro Gómez then drove Uemoto in with an RBI double off of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' starting pitcher Jason Standridge. Standridge lasted until the fifth inning where he loaded the bases with two outs. Gómez, Matt Murton and Kosuke Fukudome then connected for three consecutive hits scoring the Tigers' remaining five runs.
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