KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

How did NC's 5-4 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

4:5

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Wed, Apr 1, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · Lotte vs NC
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
Lotte	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	8	0	6
NC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	11	1	5

B = BB+HBP (walks plus hit-by-pitch). The BB columns in the box score below count walks only.

W 류진욱 (1-0)L 김원중 (0-1)

🎯 What this result changed

Standings entering the day (results through the previous day), plus this game only. Other games played the same day are not included.

This game alone

NCMagic number 141→140Clinch wins 141→140
LotteMagic number 141→-Clinch wins 141→-
DoosanClinch wins -→141

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #6 · 2-2-0	141→-	141→-	-
NCThis result only: #3 · 3-1-0	141→140	141→140	-

📅 After all games that day

Standings entering the day (results through the previous day), plus the 5 games finished that day. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.

KTMagic number 140→138Clinch wins 140→138
SSGMagic number 140→139Clinch wins 140→139
HanwhaMagic number 141→140Clinch wins 141→140
NCMagic number 141→139Clinch wins 141→139
LotteMagic number 141→140Clinch wins 141→140
DoosanTragic number 141→140
KIATragic number 141→140

Games counted that day:

Magic-number changes larger than that club's games left (still far off) are left out of this list. Clubs that clinch or are eliminated are always listed; both clubs' numbers are in the table below.

Current numbers, including the day's other games, on the club pages:Lotte scenarios →NC scenarios →

🧾 Box score

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
장두성	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
신윤후	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Victor Reyes	LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.250
3윤동희	RF	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	.294
4전준우	DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.313
5노진혁	1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.385
박승욱	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6손호영	3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
7유강남	C	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	.231
Son Seong-bin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8한태양	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.286
9전민재	SS	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	.273
Totals		31	8	4	4	2	6	5

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
2박민우	2B	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	.333
3Matt Davidson	DH	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.286
허윤	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4박건우	RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.375
5김휘집	3B	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	.462
6김형준	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
7서호철	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100
신재인	1B	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	.333
8이우성	LF	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.333
9최정원	CF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
오영수	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
천재환	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		35	11	5	5	2	5	8

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
나균안	5	7	2	2	1	4	1	78	3.60
박정민H	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	26	0.00
최준용H	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	0.00
정철원	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	16	9.00
김원중L	1/3	1	1	1	3	0	0	25	16.20
Totals	8 1/3	11	5	5	5	8	2	165

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
신민혁	5	5	2	2	3	3	1	85	3.60
임정호	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	27.00
김진호	2/3	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	16.20
임지민	2/3	2	1	1	0	1	1	11	3.38
배재환	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0.00
이준혁	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	0.00
류진욱W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00
Totals	9	8	4	4	6	5	2	148

AVG and ERA are season figures through this game. BB excludes hit-by-pitch.

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 김휘집(9회 1사 만루서 밀어내기 4구)
Home runs: 윤동희2호(4회1점 신민혁) 박민우1호(5회2점 나균안) 레이예스3호(7회1점 임지민) 신재인1호(8회2점 정철원)
Doubles: 김휘집(6회) 박민우(9회)
Errors: 김주원(7회)
Out on the bases: 이우성(3회) 전민재(5회) 한태양(6회)
Wild pitches: 김원중(9회)
Umpires: 권영철 박근영 최영주 송수근

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Game data: Naver Sports. Magic numbers, clinch wins and tragic numbers are computed by this site.