KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

How did NC's 7-4 win over KT change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

4:7

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Tue, Apr 14, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs NC
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KT	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	4
NC	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	7	15	0	5

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

W Drew VerHagen (1-0)L Young Pyo Ko (1-1)S 류진욱 (1-1, 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

KIATragic number -→131
HanwhaTragic number -→131
LotteTragic number 131→130
DoosanTragic number 130→129
KiwoomTragic number 130→129

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #3 · 9-5-0	129	129	-
NCThis result only: #5 · 7-7-0	-→131	-	-

📅 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.

LGMagic number 129→128Clinch wins 129→128
SamsungMagic number 130→129Clinch wins 129→128
SSGMagic number 131→-Clinch wins 131→-
HanwhaTragic number -→130
LotteTragic number 131→129
DoosanTragic number 130→129
KiwoomTragic number 130→128

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 →NC scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.268
2김현수	DH	4	1	0	0	0	3	.295
3안현민	RF	4	1	0	1	0	2	.347
4Sam Hilliard	LF-1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.222
5Kyoung Min Hur	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.524
6오윤석	1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.353
이정훈	PH-LF	0	0	0	0	2	0	.667
7김상수	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.255
류현인	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
8한승택	C	2	1	1	0	1	1	.172
장성우	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260
9이강민	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
권동진	SS	3	1	0	3	0	1	.400
Totals		32	6	4	4	4	10

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	.172
2최정원	CF	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	.333
3박민우	2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.340
4박건우	DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.333
오영수	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
5김휘집	3B	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.271
6이우성	LF	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	.250
천재환	PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067
7서호철	1B	4	2	1	2	0	0	1	.219
8김형준	C	3	1	0	2	0	1	1	.286
9한석현	RF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals		36	15	7	7	1	4	3

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Young Pyo KoL	4	12	7	7	1	2	1	82	7.07
Yong Ju Jeon	2/3	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	3.00
김민수	1 1/3	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	2.16
주권	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	6.23
우규민	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	13.50
Totals	8	15	7	7	4	3	1	135

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Drew VerHagenW	5	6	4	4	2	5	89	3.46
배재환H	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	1.35
김영규H	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	7.71
임지민H	1	0	0	0	0	2	16	3.38
류진욱S	1	0	0	0	1	1	18	5.06
Totals	9	6	4	4	4	10	150

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 김휘집(1회 1사 2,3루서 1루수 땅볼)
Home runs: 김주원2호(1회1점 고영표)
Triples: 권동진(4회)
Doubles: 안현민(1회) 이우성(4회)
Stolen bases: 서호철(1회) 박민우(1회) 최정원(2회)
Caught stealing: 김휘집(6회)
Out on the bases: 이우성(4회) 김형준(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 이강민(2회)
Wild pitches: 주권(7회)
Umpires: 권영철 박근영 최수원 송수근

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