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

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Nippon Ham 5, Rakuten 4

Orix 3, Lotte 0

Seibu 4, SoftBank 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 64 40 5 .615 M3

Lotte 55 50 2 .524 9.5

Seibu 52 51 3 .505 11.5

Rakuten 50 52 6 .490 13.0

Nippon Ham 47 56 5 .456 16.5

Orix 41 60 7 .406 21.5

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