Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, Aug. 31:

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yomiuri vs Yakult. Kyocera Dome Osaka. 6 p.m.

DeNA vs Chunichi. Yokohama Stadium. 6 p.m.

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

Pacific League

Rakuten vs Orix. Rakuten Seimei Park. 6 p.m.

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

SoftBank vs Lotte. PayPayDome. 6 p.m.

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SOCCER

J-League first division

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sagan Tosu. Todoroki Stadium. 7 p.m.

Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka. Best Denki Stadium. 7 p.m.

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==Kyodo

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