KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 9 of the season

How did KT's 6-1 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

6:1

Final

Lotte Giants

📅 Sat, Jul 25, 2026📍 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs Lotte
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KT	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	12	0	8
Lotte	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1	0

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

W 소형준 (6-0)L 김진욱 (5-5)

🎯 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 46→45Clinch wins 46→45
LotteTragic number 45→44

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #2 · 53-35-2	46→45	46→45	-
LotteThis result only: #8 · 40-51-2	-	-	45→44

📅 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 42→40Clinch wins 42→40
KTMagic number 46→44Clinch wins 46→44
LGMagic number 46→44Clinch wins 48→46
KIAMagic number 49→47Clinch wins 49→47
DoosanMagic number 51→50Clinch wins 51→50
HanwhaTragic number 51→50
NCTragic number 50→49
LotteTragic number 45→44
KiwoomTragic number 36→35

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김민혁	LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.305
오윤석	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
2김현수	1B	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	.280
장진혁	PR-LF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.150
3안현민	RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.295
권동진	PR-SS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.292
4Sam Hilliard	CF	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	.300
배정대	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
5장성우	DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.196
류현인	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
6김상수	2B	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	.297
7Kyoung Min Hur	3B	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	.337
8조대현	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240
한승택	PH-C	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
9장준원	SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.175
최원준	PH-RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.355
Totals		37	12	6	5	1	7	8

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	4	0	0	0	1	.274
2고승민	2B	4	2	1	0	1	.279
3Victor Reyes	LF	4	2	0	1	1	.348
4한동희	DH	4	1	0	0	1	.288
5나승엽	1B	4	1	0	0	1	.250
6윤동희	RF	3	0	0	0	1	.215
7박승욱	3B	3	0	0	0	0	.252
8Son Seong-bin	C	2	0	0	0	1	.233
박건우	C	0	0	0	0	0	.333
노진혁	PH	1	0	0	0	1	.218
박재엽	C	0	0	0	0	0	.667
9이호준	SS	2	0	0	0	1	.079
전민재	PH-SS	1	0	0	0	1	.262
Totals		32	6	1	1	10

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	SO	NP	ERA
소형준W	6 1/3	5	1	1	7	86	2.95
Sugimoto KokiH	1 2/3	0	0	0	2	21	5.07
손동현	1	1	0	0	1	12	3.32
Totals	9	6	1	1	10	119

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
김진욱L	4 2/3	6	3	3	5	6	1	101	3.19
이민석	3	5	3	1	2	2	0	44	5.66
정철원	1 1/3	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	6.23
Totals	9	12	6	4	7	8	1	159

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 힐리어드(1회 2사 1루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 힐리어드25호(1회2점 김진욱)
Doubles: 허경민(1회) 최원준(6회) 고승민(7회)
Errors: 이호준(8회)
Double plays grounded into: 조대현(3회) 한동희(9회) 최원준(9회)
Wild pitches: 김진욱(4회)
Umpires: 박종철 장준영 문동균 이민호42

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