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

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Nippon Ham 2, Seibu 1

SoftBank 5, Rakuten 0

Lotte 4, Orix 0

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 24 19 1 .558 -

Rakuten 24 19 1 .558 0.0

Lotte 23 20 1 .535 1.0

Nippon Ham 22 20 2 .524 1.5

Seibu 18 23 1 .439 5.0

Orix 15 25 4 .375 7.5

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