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

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Nippon Ham 5, Rakuten 3

Seibu 3, SoftBank 1

Orix 3, Lotte 0

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W L T Pct. GB

SoftBank 52 37 4 .584 -

Lotte 51 40 2 .560 2.0

Rakuten 45 45 3 .500 7.5

Seibu 43 46 2 .483 9.0

Nippon Ham 42 48 3 .467 10.5

Orix 35 52 6 .402 16.0

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