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

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Orix 3, Nippon Ham 2

SoftBank 4, Seibu 3

Rakuten 2, Lotte 1

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W L T Pct. GB

x-SoftBank 69 40 5 .633 -

Lotte 56 54 2 .509 13.5

Seibu 54 54 3 .500 14.5

Rakuten 53 54 6 .495 15.0

Nippon Ham 50 58 5 .463 18.5

Orix 42 64 7 .396 25.5

(x-won championship)

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