KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 13 of the season

How did NC's 9-8 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

NC Dinos

9:8

Final

Lotte Giants

📅 Fri, Aug 14, 2026📍 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · NC vs Lotte
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
NC	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	9	12	0	6
Lotte	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	2	8	20	0	6

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

W 임지민 (4-5, 6 SV)L 김원중 (1-4, 5 SV)S 김태훈 (0-1, 1 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

LotteTragic number 33→32

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
NCThis result only: #7 · 46-51-2	-	-	38
LotteThis result only: #8 · 45-57-2	-	-	33→32

📅 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 31→29Clinch wins 32→31
SamsungMagic number 31→29Clinch wins 32→31
LGMagic number 34→33
DoosanMagic number 37→35Clinch wins 36→35
KIAMagic number 37→36
HanwhaTragic number 37→36
LotteTragic number 33→32
KiwoomTragic number 23→22

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	2	1	3	1	1	1	0	.303
2최정원	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274
이우성	PH-LF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.315
3박민우	2B	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	.328
김한별	PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
4김휘집	3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.246
5박건우	DH	5	3	0	3	0	0	1	.289
6Blaine Crim	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.244
신재인	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.176
7권희동	LF	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.256
박시원	RF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.243
8김형준	C	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
9천재환	RF-LF	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	.283
Totals		36	12	9	8	2	3	11

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.288
2나승엽	1B	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	.276
3Victor Reyes	LF	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	.354
김동혁	PR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188
4한동희	DH	6	3	1	2	1	0	0	.292
장두성	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
5고승민	2B	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	.281
6윤동희	RF	5	2	1	1	0	1	0	.244
7한태양	3B	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	.266
8전민재	SS	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.273
9Son Seong-bin	C	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.241
노진혁	PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219
유강남	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233
Totals		43	20	8	8	1	5	4

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Toda Natsuki	5	9	2	2	1	2	0	91	5.16
손주환	1/3	2	1	1	0	0	0	14	7.78
김진호H	2/3	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	5.08
이용준	1/3	2	2	2	1	0	0	16	7.94
전사민	1 1/3	2	1	1	0	0	1	18	3.88
임지민W	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	30	5.40
김태훈S	1/3	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	5.25
Totals	9	20	8	8	5	4	1	189

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
김진욱	5	8	6	6	2	5	2	85	3.46
현도훈	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	4.19
Iimura Shota	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	7.88
최준용	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	3.52
김원중L	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	9	4.35
이영재	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
박정민	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	24	4.10
Totals	9	12	9	9	3	11	2	162

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: None
Home runs: 김주원15호(4회1점 김진욱) 천재환4호(4회2점 김진욱) 한동희14호(8회1점 전사민)
Doubles: 박건우2(1 9회) 박민우(5회) 권희동(5회) 고승민(8회)
Out on the bases: 박건우(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 황성빈(3회) 한동희(6회)
Wild pitches: 김원중2(9회) 임지민(9회)
Umpires: 이민호42 박기택 오훈규 정종수

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