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

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Seibu 7, Nippon Ham 0

Lotte 4, Rakuten 3

SoftBank 2, Orix 0

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 55 39 5 .585 -

Lotte 54 42 2 .563 2.0

Rakuten 47 47 4 .500 8.0

Seibu 46 47 3 .495 8.5

Nippon Ham 43 52 4 .453 12.5

Orix 37 55 6 .402 17.0

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