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

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Seibu vs Lotte, postponed, rain

Nippon Ham 4, Orix 4, 10 innings

Rakuten 9, SoftBank 1

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W L T Pct. GB

Rakuten 13 5 0 .722 -

Lotte 10 7 0 .588 2.5

Seibu 8 8 1 .500 4.0

Nippon Ham 7 9 2 .438 5.0

SoftBank 7 10 1 .412 5.5

Orix 5 11 2 .313 7.0

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