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

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Seibu 8, Lotte 5

Orix 2, Nippon Ham 1

SoftBank 6, Rakuten 1

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W L T Pct. GB

Rakuten 13 8 0 .619 -

Lotte 11 9 0 .550 1.5

Seibu 10 9 1 .526 2.0

SoftBank 10 10 1 .500 2.5

Orix 8 11 2 .421 4.0

Nippon Ham 7 12 2 .368 5.0

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