Moinero, Murakami and others starting final stage from 14th - Professional Baseball CS

The final stage of professional baseball's Climax Series (CS) will begin on the 14th, with both the Central and Pacific Leagues competing for a place in the Japan Series.

In the Pacific, Softbank, who won the league for the third time in a row, will face third-place Nippon-Ham at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka. Hanshin, who won the Central League for the second time in a row, will welcome 3rd place DeNA to Koshien Stadium.

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The starting pitchers for Game 1 are Moinero for Softbank and Yamazaki for Nippon Ham. It was announced that Hanshin will be Murakami and DeNA will be Taira. On the 13th, the three teams other than Nippon-Ham, which was a moving day, made adjustments at the host stadium.

The first-place team in the pennant race will be given a one-win advantage, and Central will play a six-game format with four wins first. The Pacific League will be competing in a best-of-seven game, with one win added to Softbank's lead over the opposing team by more than 10 games. The Japan Series will begin on the 24th at the home stadium of Central.