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

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Nippon Ham 4, Orix 0

Rakuten vs Seibu, postponed, rain

SoftBank 5, Lotte 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 53 39 5 .576 -

Lotte 53 41 2 .564 1.0

Rakuten 46 46 4 .500 7.0

Seibu 45 46 3 .495 7.5

Nippon Ham 43 50 4 .462 10.5

Orix 36 54 6 .400 16.0

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