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

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Rakuten 8, Lotte 0

SoftBank 4, Seibu 0

Nippon Ham 3, Orix 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 22 15 1 .595 -

Rakuten 20 16 1 .556 1.5

Lotte 18 19 0 .4864 4.0

Seibu 17 18 1 .4857 4.0

Nippon Ham 17 19 2 .472 4.5

Orix 14 21 3 .400 7.0

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