Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Thursday, Sept. 8:

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yomiuri vs DeNA. Tokyo Dome. 6 p.m.

Chunichi vs Hiroshima. Vantelin Dome Nagoya. 6 p.m.

Pacific League

Lotte vs Nippon Ham. Zozo Marine Stadium. 6 p.m.

Seibu vs Orix. Belluna Dome. 6 p.m.

SoftBank vs Rakuten. PayPay Dome. 6 p.m.

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==Kyodo

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