Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Friday, Aug. 7:

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yakult vs DeNA. Jingu Stadium. 6 p.m.

Chunichi vs Yomiuri. Nagoya Dome. 6 p.m.

Hiroshima vs Hanshin. Mazda Stadium. 6 p.m.

Pacific League

Nippon Ham vs Seibu. Sapporo Dome. 6 p.m.

Rakuten vs SoftBank. Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. 6 p.m.

Orix vs Lotte. Kyocera Dome. 6 p.m.

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