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

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Rakuten 7, Seibu 5

Lotte 3, Nippon Ham 1

SoftBank 8, Orix 7

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 25 19 1 .568 -

Rakuten 25 19 1 .568 0.0

Lotte 24 20 1 .545 1.0

Nippon Ham 22 21 2 .512 2.5

Seibu 18 24 1 .429 6.0

Orix 15 26 4 .366 8.5

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