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

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Rakuten 4, Nippon Ham 4, 10 innings

Orix 7, Lotte 2

SoftBank 8, Seibu 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 64 39 5 .621 M4

Lotte 55 49 2 .529 9.5

Seibu 51 51 3 .500 12.5

Rakuten 50 51 6 .495 13.0

Nippon Ham 46 56 5 .451 17.5

Orix 40 60 7 .400 22.5

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