Japanese baseball results

Results of Japanese baseball games played on Thursday.

Pacific League

Nippon Ham 7, Softbank 2

Standings

W L T Pct. GB Softbank 74 49 6 .602 - Orix 70 52 2 .574 3.5 Nippon Ham 62 60 3 .508 11.5 Lotte 57 70 2 .449 19.0 Seibu 53 68 4 .438 20.0 Rakuten 53 69 0 .434 20.5

Central League

Yomiuri 6, Hanshin 2 Chunichi 2, Hiroshima 1 Yakult 3, DeNA 2

Standings

W L T Pct. GB Yomiuri 70 53 1 .569 - Hiroshima 66 57 2 .537 4.0 Hanshin 64 62 1 .508 7.5 DeNA 57 62 2 .479 11.0 Chunichi 59 67 3 .468 12.5 Yakult 53 69 2 .434 16.5

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