KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 7 of the season

How did KT's 4-2 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

2:4

Final

KT Wiz

📅 Sun, Jul 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	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0	4
KT	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	X	4	8	1	1

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

W Sugimoto Koki (1-2)L 정현수 (0-1)S 박영현 (6-0, 16 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

KTMagic number 60→59Clinch wins 59→58
LotteTragic number 59→58

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #8 · 36-44-2	-	-	59→58
KTThis result only: #3 · 45-35-1	60→59	59→58	-

📅 After all games that day

Standings entering the day (results through the previous day), plus the 3 games finished that day. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.

SamsungMagic number 56→55Clinch wins 55→54
KTMagic number 60→59Clinch wins 59→58
HanwhaTragic number 63→62
NCTragic number 61→60
LotteTragic number 59→57
SSGTragic number 52→50
KiwoomTragic number 48→46

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
1황성빈	CF	3	0	0	1	0	1	.292
2고승민	2B-1B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.277
3Victor Reyes	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.340
4한동희	DH	4	2	0	0	0	0	.276
김동혁	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
5나승엽	1B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.228
박승욱	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
6윤동희	RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.231
장두성	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267
7박찬형	3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	.467
8전민재	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
김세민	PH-SS	1	1	0	1	1	0	.179
노진혁	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214
9Son Seong-bin	C	1	0	0	0	1	0	.226
손호영	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.213
Totals		30	7	2	2	3	5

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.365
2김현수	1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.294
3안현민	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.314
안치영	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4Sam Hilliard	CF	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	.294
장진혁	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158
5김민혁	LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.315
6김상수	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278
7Kyoung Min Hur	3B	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	.308
8한승택	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
이정훈	PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.321
조대현	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
9권동진	SS	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.306
Totals		30	8	4	4	2	1	8

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
박세웅	7	5	2	2	1	8	1	92	4.58
정현수L	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	5	5.40
현도훈	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	4.73
Totals	8	8	4	4	1	8	2	111

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Matt Sauer	6	6	2	2	3	2	102	4.39
Yong Ju Jeon	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	4.99
Sugimoto KokiW	1	1	0	0	0	1	9	5.62
박영현S	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	2.75
Totals	9	7	2	2	3	5	141

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 김현수(8회 무사 1루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 힐리어드20호(4회1점 박세웅) 김현수6호(8회2점 정현수)
Doubles: 권동진(3회) 김세민(6회)
Errors: 사우어(4회)
Caught stealing: 김동혁(8회)
Out on the bases: 힐리어드(8회)
Picked off: 김세민(4회)
Passed balls: 한승택(1회)
Umpires: 이영재 김선수 김성철 김정국

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