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

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Lotte 6, Seibu 3

Rakuten 5, Orix 3

SoftBank 2, Nippon Ham 1

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 51 36 4 .586 -

Lotte 50 39 2 .562 2.0

Rakuten 45 43 3 .511 6.5

Seibu 42 45 2 .483 9.0

Nippon Ham 41 47 3 .466 10.5

Orix 33 52 6 .388 17.0

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