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

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Nippon Ham 9, SoftBank 8

Lotte 8, Rakuten 5

Seibu 9, Orix 5

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W L T Pct. GB

Lotte 9 3 0 .750 -

Rakuten 8 4 0 .667 1.0

Seibu 7 5 0 .583 2.0

Nippon Ham 5 6 1 .455 3.5

SoftBank 4 7 1 .364 4.5

Orix 2 10 0 .167 7.0

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