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

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Lotte 4, Nippon Ham 3

SoftBank 6, Rakuten 2

Orix 3, Seibu 0

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 48 35 4 .578 -

Lotte 48 37 2 .565 1.0

Rakuten 42 42 3 .500 6.5

Seibu 40 43 2 .482 8.0

Nippon Ham 40 44 3 .476 8.5

Orix 32 49 6 .395 15.0

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