The Carp finished in first place in the Central League for the third consecutive year, earning a bye in the first stage of the Climax Series.

After defeating the Fighters 2–1, SoftBank advanced to the Final Stage where they competed against the PL pennant winning Lions.

SoftBank capitalized and scored two in the inning when pinch hitter Alfredo Despaigne drove in a run by singling to second baseman Kikuchi.

Tanaka went on to score after a sacrifice bunt moved him to third base and Seiya Suzuki' single drove him home.

After a throwing error by Keizo Kawashima allowed runners to safely reach second and third base, Yoshihiro Maru drove one in on a sacrifice fly while the second run scored on an RBI single by Ryuhei Matsuyama.

After pitching four scoreless innings, Miranda gave up a solo home run to Tomohiro Abe, cutting the lead in half.

Hawks reliever Yuito Mori worked a scoreless inning to preserve the win and earn a save.

In the first inning, SoftBank prevented an early lead by Hiroshima when Ryosuke Kikuchi was thrown out at home plate.

Kikuchi attempted to score from first base on a double by Yoshihiro Maru, but was thrown out on a relay throw from center field.

The Hawks closed out their scoring with pinch hitter Yuya Hasegawa driving in a run with a hit in the sixth inning.

With the win, SoftBank extended their consecutive wins-at-home streak in the Japan Series to eleven,[18] breaking the previous record of ten held by the 1970–73 Yomiuri Giants.

The next inning, Liván Moinelo relieved Senga and promptly gave up a two-run home run to Maru, once again giving the Carp the lead.

The next batter, Yurisbel Gracial, was hit by pitch to load the bases setting the stage to allow a run to score on a groundout by Yanagita.

In the bottom of the tenth inning, Yuki Yanagita won the game with a walk-off home run off of Carp closing pitcher Shota Nakazaki.

Tetsuro Nishida drove in a run for SoftBank in the fourth inning with a squeeze bunt that scored Yuki Yanagita.

Relief pitchers Shota Takeda, Shinya Kayama, and Yuito Mori completed the shutout of the Carp, as SoftBank repeated as Japan Series champs.