Standings in the Pacific League after Thursday's games (Tabulate under games won, lost, tied, winning percentage, games behind):

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Nippon Ham 5, Seibu 3

Rakuten 3, SoftBank 1

Orix 3, Lotte 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 23 17 1 .575 -

Rakuten 22 18 1 .550 1.0

Lotte 20 20 1 .500 3.0

Nippon Ham 19 20 2 .487 3.5

Seibu 18 20 1 .474 4.0

Orix 15 22 4 .405 6.5

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