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

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SoftBank 9, Nippon Ham 1

Orix 6, Rakuten 5

Seibu 2, Lotte 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 62 39 5 .614 M8

Lotte 55 47 2 .539 7.5

Seibu 50 50 3 .500 11.5

Rakuten 49 51 5 .490 12.5

Nippon Ham 46 55 4 .455 16.0

Orix 39 59 7 .398 21.5

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