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

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Rakuten 13, Seibu 5

Nippon Ham 4, Orix 3, 10 innings

SoftBank 4, Lotte 3

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W L T Pct. GB

x-SoftBank 68 40 5 .630 -

Lotte 56 53 2 .514 12.5

Seibu 54 53 3 .505 13.5

Rakuten 52 54 6 .491 15.0

Nippon Ham 50 57 5 .467 17.5

Orix 41 64 7 .390 28.5

(x-won championship)

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