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

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Nippon Ham 3, Seibu 2

Rakuten 7, SoftBank 4

Lotte 6, Orix 3

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 23 18 1 .561 -

Rakuten 23 18 1 .561 0.0

Lotte 21 20 1 .512 2.0

Nippon Ham 20 20 2 .500 2.5

Seibu 18 21 1 .462 4.0

Orix 15 23 4 .395 6.5

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