KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

How did Samsung's 2-1 win over KT change the KBO playoff race?

Samsung Lions

2:1

Final

KT Wiz

📅 Fri, Apr 3, 2026📍 Suwon KT Wiz Park

⚾ Line score

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

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

W Ariel Jurado (1-1)L Matt Sauer (1-1)S 김재윤 (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

SamsungClinch wins 139→138

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
SamsungThis result only: #4 · 3-2-1	140→139	139→138	-
KTThis result only: #1 · 5-1-0	137	137	-

📅 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:Samsung scenarios →KT scenarios →

🧾 Box score

Samsung batting

Samsung batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김지찬	CF	5	1	0	0	0	0	.188
2김성윤	RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	.400
3Ja Wook Koo	LF	4	2	0	0	0	1	.304
4Lewin Diaz	1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.304
5최형우	DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	.318
6류지혁	2B	4	2	0	1	0	0	.412
7김영웅	3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.111
8강민호	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9이재현	SS	2	1	1	0	2	0	.105
Totals		34	7	2	2	3	4

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429
2김현수	1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333
3안현민	RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.360
4Sam Hilliard	LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.269
5장성우	DH	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.391
장진혁	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6김상수	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.286
7류현인	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
8한승택	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.063
9이강민	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391
Totals		32	7	1	1	1	2	6

Samsung pitching

Samsung pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Ariel JuradoW	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	101	3.00
백정현H	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00
배찬승H	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	17	9.00
김재윤S	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	3.00
Totals	9	7	1	1	2	6	1	145

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Matt SauerL	6	5	2	2	2	3	94	4.09
김민수	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
Yong Ju Jeon	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	0.00
한승혁	1	1	0	0	1	1	19	4.15
Totals	9	7	2	2	3	4	129

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 류지혁(6회 2사 2루서 좌중간 3루타)
Home runs: 힐리어드2호(2회1점 후라도)
Triples: 류지혁(6회)
Doubles: 이재현(3회) 디아즈(6회)
Errors: 이재현(6회) 구자욱(8회)
Stolen bases: 류지혁(9회)
Caught stealing: 장진혁(9회)
Double plays grounded into: 김상수(6회) 김현수(8회)
Wild pitches: 사우어(2회)
Umpires: 박근영 윤태수 송수근 권영철

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