KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 9 of the season

How did NC's 8-2 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

2:8

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Sun, May 31, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · Lotte vs NC
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
Lotte	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	1	2
NC	1	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	X	8	13	0	7

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

W Curtis Taylor (4-4)L Jeremy Beasley (4-3)

🎯 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

LotteTragic number 89→88

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #9 · 21-30-1	-	-	89→88
NCThis result only: #7 · 22-29-1	-	-	89

📅 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 85→83Clinch wins 85→83
KTMagic number 86→84Clinch wins 86→84
SamsungMagic number 87→85Clinch wins 87→85
KIAMagic number 89→88Clinch wins 89→88
HanwhaMagic number 91→89Clinch wins 91→89
DoosanTragic number 91→89
SSGTragic number 89→87
NCTragic number 89→88
LotteTragic number 89→87
KiwoomTragic number 85→83

Games counted that day:

Current numbers, including the day's other games, on the club pages:Lotte scenarios →NC scenarios →

🧾 Box score

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.287
신윤후	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
2고승민	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.354
이승헌	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Victor Reyes	LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.351
김동현	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
4나승엽	1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
5노진혁	DH-3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.220
6전민재	SS	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.275
김세민	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111
7장두성	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
8한태양	3B-2B	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.233
9Son Seong-bin	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
유강남	PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247
Totals		32	6	2	2	1	2	8

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	3	2	1	3	1	1	1	.301
2한석현	RF-LF	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.302
3박민우	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.301
오영수	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
4Matt Davidson	1B	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.260
도태훈	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160
5이우성	LF	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	.347
최정원	PR-CF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
6서호철	3B	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	.221
7박시원	CF-RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.233
8안중열	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.239
9김한별	2B	3	1	1	2	0	0	2	.259
Totals		35	13	8	7	1	5	8

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Jeremy BeasleyL	4 2/3	9	7	7	2	5	1	95	4.50
박세진	1/3	2	1	1	0	1	0	8	20.25
박준우	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	35	4.85
이승헌	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	3.38
Totals	8	13	8	8	5	8	1	159

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Curtis TaylorW	6	5	2	2	1	2	1	96	5.44
배재환	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	14	4.07
임지민	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	3.46
최요한	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	25	0.00
Totals	9	6	2	2	2	8	1	148

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 데이비슨(1회 2사 2루서 중전 안타)
Home runs: 김주원8호(2회3점 비슬리) 레이예스9호(6회2점 테일러)
Doubles: 한태양(5회) 박시원(5회) 안중열(7회) 최정원(8회)
Errors: 노진혁(8회)
Stolen bases: 김주원(1회) 황성빈(3회) 안중열(5회) 최정원(6회)
Out on the bases: 김주원(1회) 전민재(2회) 서호철(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 데이비슨(6회)
Umpires: 김갑수 김정 김익수 전일수

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