KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

How did NC's 5-2 win over KIA change the KBO playoff race?

NC Dinos

5:2

Final

KIA Tigers

📅 Fri, Apr 3, 2026📍 Gwangju Kia Champions Field

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 구창모 (2-0)L James Naile (0-1)S 임지민 (0-0, 1 SV)

🎯 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 138→137Clinch wins 138→137
KIATragic number 139→138

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
NCThis result only: #2 · 5-1-0	138→137	138→137	-
KIAThis result only: #10 · 1-5-0	-	-	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 137→136Clinch wins 137→136
NCMagic number 138→136Clinch wins 138→136
SSGMagic number 138→136Clinch wins 138→136
SamsungClinch wins 139→137
LGTragic number -→138
HanwhaMagic number -→138Clinch wins -→138
LotteTragic number -→138
DoosanTragic number 139→137
KIATragic number 139→137
KiwoomTragic number 139→138

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:NC scenarios →KIA scenarios →

🧾 Box score

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	2	0	1	0	1	0	.125
2박민우	2B	4	3	0	3	1	1	.417
3Matt Davidson	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	.286
허윤	PR-DH	1	0	1	0	0	1	.000
4박건우	RF	3	2	0	0	1	1	.429
천재환	PR-LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000
5김휘집	3B	4	1	0	1	0	1	.381
서호철	PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
6김형준	C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.130
7이우성	LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.273
한석현	LF-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500
8신재인	1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.167
9최정원	CF	1	1	2	0	1	0	.417
Totals		31	8	5	4	5	9

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김호령	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
2Harold Castro	LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.280
3김도영	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
4나성범	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
5김선빈	DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333
김규성	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6윤도현	1B-2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167
7Park Min	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
오선우	PH-1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111
8한준수	C	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.273
9Jarryd Dale	SS	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.353
Totals		29	3	2	2	1	4	9

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
구창모W	6	1	0	0	3	6	0	78	0.00
김진호H	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	10.13
김영규	2/3	2	2	2	0	0	1	21	13.50
임지민S	1 1/3	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	2.25
Totals	9	3	2	2	4	9	1	134

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
James NaileL	5	3	2	2	3	5	97	1.64
홍민규	1	1	0	0	0	2	19	4.91
최지민	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	0.00
조상우	1	3	2	1	0	0	20	6.75
이태양	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	9.00
Totals	9	8	5	4	5	9	180

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박민우(1회 무사 1루서 좌익수 2루타)
Home runs: 한준수1호(8회1점 김영규)
Doubles: 박민우(1회) 데일(8회) 박건우(8회)
Errors: 신재인(3회) 나성범(8회)
Stolen bases: 최정원2(5 9회) 김규성(9회)
Out on the bases: 김선빈(2회) 김주원(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 카스트로(3회) 데이비슨(3회) 김형준(8회)
Wild pitches: 구창모(2회) 홍민규(6회)
Umpires: 박기택 이계성 정종수 오훈규

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