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

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Seibu 5, Nippon Ham 4

SoftBank 4, Lotte 3

Orix 6, Rakuten 3

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W L T Pct. GB

x-SoftBank 71 41 5 .634 -

Seibu 57 55 3 .509 14.0

Lotte 57 55 3 .509 14.0

Rakuten 53 56 7 .486 16.5

Nippon Ham 52 60 5 .464 19.0

Orix 43 66 7 .394 26.5

(x-won championship)

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