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

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Lotte 4, Nippon Ham 3

Rakuten 7, Seibu 4

Orix 4, SoftBank 3

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W L T Pct. GB

Rakuten 15 8 0 .652 -

Lotte 13 10 0 .565 2.0

SoftBank 12 11 1 .522 3.0

Seibu 10 11 1 .476 4.0

Orix 9 13 2 .409 5.5

Nippon Ham 8 14 2 .364 6.5

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