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

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Nippon Ham 7, Seibu 2

Rakuten 4, Lotte 1

SoftBank 4, Orix 0

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 56 39 5 .589 -

Lotte 54 43 2 .557 3.0

Rakuten 48 47 4 .505 8.0

Seibu 46 48 3 .489 9.5

Nippon Ham 44 52 4 .458 12.5

Orix 37 56 6 .398 18.0

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