KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

How did NC's 8-4 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

4:8

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Thu, Apr 2, 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	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	6	0	4
NC	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	X	8	10	0	5

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

W 신영우 (1-0)L Kyoyama Masaya (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 139→138Clinch wins 139→138
LotteClinch wins 140→-

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #5 · 2-3-0	140	140→-	-
NCThis result only: #2 · 4-1-0	139→138	139→138	-

📅 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 138→137Clinch wins 138→137
NCMagic number 139→138Clinch wins 139→138
SSGMagic number 139→138Clinch wins 139→138
HanwhaMagic number 140→-Clinch wins 140→-
LotteMagic number 140→-Clinch wins 140→-
SamsungClinch wins -→139Tragic number 140→-
DoosanTragic number 140→139
LGTragic number 140→-
KIATragic number 140→139
KiwoomTragic number 140→139

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
1Victor Reyes	RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250
2노진혁	1B	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	.438
3윤동희	CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.286
4전준우	LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
5손호영	3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.263
6한동희	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
7유강남	C	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.235
8한태양	2B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.267
황성빈	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
박승욱	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9전민재	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
김민성	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
이호준	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		29	6	4	4	1	3	4

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.136
2박민우	2B	5	2	1	1	0	1	.350
3Matt Davidson	1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	.294
서호철	PR-1B	0	0	1	0	0	0	.100
4박건우	DH	2	1	1	2	2	1	.389
5김휘집	3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.412
6김형준	C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.158
7이우성	LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333
허윤	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
한석현	RF	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.000
8천재환	RF-LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.000
9최정원	CF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.364
Totals		33	10	8	7	5	7

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
김진욱	4 2/3	4	3	3	2	4	98	5.79
Kyoyama MasayaL	1 1/3	3	1	1	0	1	24	6.75
이민석	1/3	1	2	2	1	0	14	20.25
김강현	1 2/3	2	2	2	2	2	34	10.80
Totals	8	10	8	8	5	7	170

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Drew VerHagen	3	3	1	1	1	2	0	52	3.00
신영우W	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	24	6.00
원종해H	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	0.00
배재환H	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0.00
김영규	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	16	10.13
류진욱	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.00
Totals	9	6	4	4	3	4	1	129

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박건우(5회 2사 1,3루서 우익수 2루타)
Home runs: 노진혁2호(5회1점 신영우)
Doubles: 박건우(5회) 한석현(7회) 노진혁(8회)
Stolen bases: 박민우(3회) 허윤(6회) 최정원(8회)
Caught stealing: 황성빈(7회) 최정원(8회)
Double plays grounded into: 한동희(4회)
Wild pitches: 버하겐(2회) 신영우(5회) 김강현(7회)
Umpires: 최영주 송수근 박근영 윤태수

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