KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

How did KT's 5-4 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

4:5

Final

KT Wiz

📅 Tue, May 5, 2026📍 Suwon KT Wiz Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · Lotte vs KT
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
Lotte	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	7	0	4
KT	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	X	5	10	0	3

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

W 박영현 (2-0, 9 SV)L 정철원 (0-2)

🎯 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 107→106Clinch wins 107→106
LotteTragic number 113→112

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #9 · 12-18-1	-	-	113→112
KTThis result only: #1 · 22-10-0	107→106	107→106	-

📅 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 107→106Clinch wins 107→106
LGMagic number 109→108Clinch wins 109→108
SamsungMagic number 113→112Clinch wins 113→112
DoosanTragic number -→112
NCClinch wins 114→-Tragic number 114→113
LotteTragic number 113→111
HanwhaTragic number 112→110
KiwoomTragic number 111→109

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:Lotte scenarios →KT scenarios →

🧾 Box score

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1장두성	CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.276
2윤동희	RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.207
3Victor Reyes	LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	.347
4전준우	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	.222
5노진혁	1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.241
이호준	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083
김세민	PH-3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
6고승민	2B	2	1	1	1	1	0	.500
7박승욱	3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.300
유강남	PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	2	.236
8전민재	SS	4	2	1	0	0	2	.270
9Son Seong-bin	C	2	0	0	0	0	2	.218
정보근	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
나승엽	PH-1B	2	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
Totals		33	7	4	4	4	13

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김민혁	DH	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.296
2최원준	RF	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.318
3김현수	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.296
4장성우	C	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.241
5Sam Hilliard	LF	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.248
6김상수	2B	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	.260
7유준규	CF	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.333
8장준원	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219
이정훈	PH	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.381
권동진	PR-3B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.353
9이강민	SS	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.238
Totals		33	10	5	5	1	3	8

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Elvin Rodriguez	5	8	4	4	2	6	1	103	4.58
정현수	1 1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.86
최이준	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	5.40
정철원L	1/3	1	1	1	0	0	0	11	4.76
김원중	2/3	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	5.68
Totals	8	10	5	5	3	8	1	155

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
소형준	6	3	2	2	1	6	84	3.69
Yong Ju JeonH	1/3	0	1	1	1	1	7	2.92
Sugimoto KokiH	2/3	2	0	0	0	1	13	4.76
한승혁	1/3	1	1	1	2	1	19	4.76
박영현W	1 2/3	1	0	0	0	4	28	2.04
Totals	9	7	4	4	4	13	151

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 권동진(8회 1사 3루서 우익수 2루타)
Home runs: 힐리어드7호(2회1점 로드리게스)
Doubles: 김민혁(3회) 권동진(8회)
Stolen bases: 전민재(6회)
Out on the bases: 유준규(6회)
Wild pitches: 로드리게스(5회)
Umpires: 배병두 추평호 김갑수 송원호

Entries are shown as published in Korean.

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