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

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Nippon Ham 7, Lotte 4

SoftBank 6, Seibu 2

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W L T Pct. GB

x-SoftBank 73 42 5 .635 -

y-Lotte 60 57 3 .513 14.0

Seibu 58 58 4 .500 15.5

Rakuten 55 57 8 .491 16.5

Nippon Ham 53 62 5 .461 20.0

Orix 45 68 7 .398 27.0

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

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