Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Friday, April 5:

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yomiuri vs DeNA. Tokyo Dome. 6 p.m.

Yakult vs Hanshin. Jingu Stadium. 6 p.m.

Hiroshima vs Chunichi. Mazda Stadium. 6 p.m.

Pacific League

Nippon Ham vs Seibu. Es Con Field Hokkaido. 6 p.m.

Rakuten vs SoftBank. Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi. 6 p.m.

Lotte vs Orix. Zozo Marine Stadium. 6 p.m.

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