KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

How did KT's 4-3 win over NC change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

4:3

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Thu, Apr 16, 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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	8	1	5
NC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	7	0	4

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

W 한승혁 (1-0)L 류진욱 (1-2, 1 SV)S 박영현 (1-0, 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

SamsungMagic number 127→126Clinch wins 126→125
LGMagic number 127→126Clinch wins 127→126
KTMagic number 127→125Clinch wins 127→125
KIAMagic number 129→128Clinch wins 129→128
SSGMagic number 129→128Clinch wins 129→128
NCTragic number 129→128

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #2 · 11-5-0	127→125	127→125	-
NCThis result only: #6 · 7-9-0	-	-	129→128

📅 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.

SamsungMagic number 127→125Clinch wins 126→124
LGMagic number 127→125Clinch wins 127→125
KTMagic number 127→125Clinch wins 127→125
KIAMagic number 129→127Clinch wins 129→127
SSGMagic number 129→127Clinch wins 129→127
NCTragic number 129→127
HanwhaTragic number 128→126
LotteTragic number 128→126
DoosanTragic number 127→125
KiwoomTragic number 126→124

Games counted that day:

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	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	RF	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	.292
2류현인	3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282
장준원	3B	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.500
3김현수	1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300
4장성우	DH	3	1	0	2	0	2	2	.286
유준규	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Sam Hilliard	LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.194
6오윤석	2B	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.343
7배정대	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
8한승택	C	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182
9이강민	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
이정훈	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455
권동진	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Totals		33	8	4	4	1	5	5

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	5	1	0	0	0	2	.185
2최정원	CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.310
3박민우	2B	4	2	1	1	0	2	.333
4박건우	RF	2	1	0	0	1	1	.340
한석현	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
5이우성	LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.262
오태양	PR-LF	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
6김휘집	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288
오영수	1B	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333
허윤	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
신재인	1B	1	1	0	1	0	0	.192
7김형준	C	2	0	0	0	0	1	.261
안중열	C	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
8Matt Davidson	DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.204
9서호철	1B-3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.205
Totals		33	7	3	3	2	12

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Matt Sauer	5 1/3	5	2	2	1	8	93	4.43
Sugimoto KokiH	1 2/3	1	0	0	0	2	20	7.27
한승혁W	1	1	1	0	1	1	17	2.00
박영현S	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	1.93
Totals	9	7	3	2	2	12	138

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
구창모	5 1/3	5	3	3	2	4	0	78	2.82
배재환	2/3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1.23
김영규	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	6.75
김진호	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9.00
류진욱L	2/3	1	1	1	1	1	1	20	6.00
전사민	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.75
Totals	9	8	4	4	5	5	1	130

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 장준원(9회 1사서 좌중월 홈런)
Home runs: 장준원1호(9회1점 류진욱)
Doubles: 김현수(1회) 장성우(1회) 박민우(1회)
Errors: 한승혁(8회)
Stolen bases: 최정원2(1회) 박민우2(1 6회) 박건우(6회)
Caught stealing: 박건우(6회)
Passed balls: 김형준(4회)
Wild pitches: 구창모2(3 5회)
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.