KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

How did KT's 7-3 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

7:3

Final

Lotte Giants

📅 Tue, Apr 7, 2026📍 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

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

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

W Young Pyo Ko (1-0)L 나균안 (0-1)S 박영현 (1-0, 4 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

KTMagic number 135→134Clinch wins 135→134
LotteTragic number 135→134

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #2 · 7-2-0	135→134	135→134	-
LotteThis result only: #10 · 2-7-0	-	-	135→134

📅 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 135→134Clinch wins 135→134
SamsungClinch wins 136→135
DoosanTragic number 135→133
KIATragic number 135→133
LotteTragic number 135→133
KiwoomTragic number 135→134

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:KT scenarios →Lotte scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	CF	5	0	1	0	1	2	.317
2김현수	1B	4	2	1	0	1	0	.350
류현인	PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
3안현민	RF	2	0	2	0	2	2	.371
장진혁	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4Sam Hilliard	LF	3	0	0	1	1	1	.250
5장성우	DH	4	2	1	2	1	1	.375
권동진	PR	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
6김상수	2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	.250
7오윤석	3B-1B	5	2	1	3	0	2	.455
8한승택	C	3	1	0	0	2	1	.091
9이강민	SS	5	1	0	1	0	1	.324
Totals		36	9	7	7	8	10

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	5	2	1	0	0	2	.348
2Victor Reyes	LF	4	1	0	0	0	1	.265
장두성	PR	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
3노진혁	1B	4	2	0	1	1	1	.400
4한동희	3B	5	2	1	1	0	2	.350
5윤동희	RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	.222
손호영	PH	1	1	0	1	0	0	.240
6전준우	DH	4	1	0	0	1	1	.226
7유강남	C	3	0	0	0	0	3	.200
Son Seong-bin	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8전민재	SS	2	0	0	0	0	2	.208
김민성	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
이호준	SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
9한태양	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	.259
박승욱	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals		38	11	3	3	3	13

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Young Pyo KoW	5	6	1	1	2	9	87	3.60
김민수H	1	1	0	0	0	1	17	0.00
Sugimoto Koki	1	1	0	0	0	1	16	9.00
한승혁	2/3	0	0	0	1	0	15	3.00
박영현S	1 1/3	3	2	2	0	2	27	3.38
Totals	9	11	3	3	3	13	162

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
나균안L	4	2	2	0	3	6	90	2.00
김원중	1	2	1	1	1	0	19	9.82
Kyoyama Masaya	1	0	2	2	2	2	28	6.75
정현수	1/3	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.00
윤성빈	2/3	1	0	0	1	0	14	19.29
최이준	1	1	0	0	0	1	26	0.00
최충연	1	3	2	2	1	0	28	18.00
Totals	9	9	7	5	8	10	209

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 장성우(3회 1사 2,3루서 유격수 땅볼)
Doubles: 윤동희(6회) 오윤석2(7 9회) 장성우(9회) 손호영(9회)
Errors: 한태양(3회) 최원준(4회) 이강민(8회)
Stolen bases: 황성빈(1회) 안현민(3회)
Caught stealing: 전준우(2회)
Out on the bases: 안현민(3회) 노진혁(4회)
Wild pitches: 최이준(8회)
Umpires: 오훈규 박기택 구명환 정종수

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