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

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Nippon Ham 7, Seibu 6

Rakuten 4, SoftBank 2

Lotte 9, Orix 3

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W L T Pct. GB

Rakuten 24 18 1 .571 -

SoftBank 23 19 1 .548 1.0

Lotte 22 20 1 .524 2.0

Nippon Ham 21 20 2 .512 2.5

Seibu 18 22 1 .450 5.0

Orix 15 24 4 .385 7.5

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