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

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Seibu 2, Orix 1

Lotte 5, Nippon Ham 1

SoftBank 7, Rakuten 3

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 58 39 5 .598 -

Lotte 55 44 2 .556 4.0

Rakuten 49 48 4 .505 9.0

Seibu 47 49 3 .490 10.5

Nippon Ham 45 53 4 .459 13.5

Orix 37 58 6 .389 20.0

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