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

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Lotte 8, Seibu 2

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W L T Pct. GB

x-SoftBank 72 42 5 .632 -

y-Lotte 60 56 3 .517 13.0

Seibu 58 57 4 .504 14.5

Rakuten 55 57 8 .491 16.0

Nippon Ham 52 62 5 .456 20.0

Orix 45 68 7 .398 26.5

(x-won championship, y-clinched final playoff berth)

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