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

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Lotte 8, Seibu 1

Orix 9, Rakuten 2

SoftBank 8, Nippon Ham 4

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 52 36 4 .591 -

Lotte 51 39 2 .567 2.0

Rakuten 45 44 3 .506 7.5

Seibu 42 46 2 .477 10.0

Nippon Ham 41 48 3 .461 11.5

Orix 34 52 6 .395 17.0

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