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

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SoftBank 4, Nippon Ham 0

Rakuten 5, Lotte 3

Orix 6, Seibu 0

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W L T Pct. GB

Rakuten 8 3 0 .727 -

Lotte 8 3 0 .727 0.0

Seibu 6 5 0 .545 2.0

SoftBank 4 6 1 .400 3.5

Nippon Ham 4 6 1 .400 3.5

Orix 2 9 0 .182 6.0

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