KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

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

LG Twins

5:4

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Wed, Apr 8, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 김진성 (2-0)L 류진욱 (1-1)S 유영찬 (0-1, 6 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

NCClinch wins 135→-
HanwhaTragic number -→135
KiwoomTragic number 134→133
KIATragic number 133→132
LotteTragic number 133→132

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LGThis result only: #4 · 6-4-0	136→135	-	-
NCThis result only: #5 · 6-4-0	135	135→-	-

📅 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 134→133Clinch wins 134→133
SSGMagic number 134→133Clinch wins 134→133
NCMagic number 135→134Clinch wins 135→134
SamsungClinch wins 135→-Tragic number -→134
LGClinch wins -→134
HanwhaMagic number -→134Clinch wins -→134
KiwoomTragic number 134→132
DoosanTragic number 133→132
KIATragic number 133→132
LotteTragic number 133→132

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:LG scenarios →NC scenarios →

🧾 Box score

LG batting

LG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1홍창기	RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.179
2박해민	CF	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.222
3Austin Dean	1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.375
4문보경	DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.276
최원영	PR-DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
5천성호	3B	4	2	1	2	1	0	1	.435
구본혁	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
6오지환	SS	4	2	1	2	1	0	1	.267
7박동원	C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.226
8이재원	LF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
문성주	LF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.394
9이영빈	2B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
신민재	2B	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.184
Totals		36	11	5	5	2	4	8

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.150
2박민우	2B	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.366
3Matt Davidson	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243
4박건우	RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.306
5김휘집	3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.333
허윤	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
김한별	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6이우성	LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.174
7김형준	C	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.194
8신재인	1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.176
최정원	CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320
9천재환	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
서호철	PH-1B	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	.235
Totals		34	7	4	4	2	4	10

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Lachlan Wells	4	4	2	2	4	4	0	96	2.70
Jae Jun Bae	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	18	1.59
김진성W	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	12	5.79
장현식H	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	16	1.50
유영찬S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	1.35
Totals	9	7	4	4	4	10	2	153

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
신민혁	5	5	0	0	1	4	0	88	1.80
임지민	2/3	1	2	2	1	0	1	15	4.26
원종해	1/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.00
김진호	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	7.36
배재환	2/3	1	1	1	0	1	0	8	2.08
류진욱L	1/3	3	2	2	1	0	1	24	5.40
전사민	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0.00
Totals	9	11	5	5	4	8	2	174

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 오지환(8회 2사 2루서 중견수 그라운드 홈런)
Home runs: 천성호1호(6회2점 임지민) 서호철1호(7회1점 김진성) 오지환1호(8회2점 류진욱) 박건우3호(8회1점 장현식)
Doubles: 천성호(2회) 서호철(4회) 문보경(8회)
Stolen bases: 김주원2(1회)
Caught stealing: 문성주(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 천성호(4회)
Umpires: 김선수 배병두 전일수 김익수

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