KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 14 of the season

How did Lotte's 8-5 win over NC change the KBO playoff race?

NC Dinos

5:8

Final

Lotte Giants

📅 Sat, Aug 15, 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	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	13	1	0
Lotte	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	X	8	11	2	9

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

W Iimura Shota (2-2)L 김진호 (2-4, 1 SV)S 최준용 (4-3, 15 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

KTClinch wins 31→30
SamsungClinch wins 31→30
LGClinch wins 35→34
DoosanClinch wins 35→34
KIAClinch wins 38→37
NCTragic number 38→37

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
NCThis result only: #7 · 46-52-2	-	-	38→37
LotteThis result only: #8 · 46-57-2	-	-	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 29→28Clinch wins 31→30
SamsungMagic number 29→27Clinch wins 31→29
LGMagic number 33→31Clinch wins 35→33
DoosanMagic number 35→34Clinch wins 35→34
KIAMagic number 36→34Clinch wins 38→36
HanwhaTragic number 36→34
NCTragic number 38→36
LotteTragic number 32→31
SSGTragic number 26→24
KiwoomTragic number 22→21

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	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	5	1	0	1	1	.302
2권희동	LF	3	0	0	0	0	.252
최정원	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.274
이우성	PH-LF	2	0	0	0	1	.313
3박민우	2B	5	2	2	0	0	.329
4김휘집	3B	4	1	0	1	1	.246
5박건우	DH	3	1	0	0	0	.290
6Blaine Crim	1B	4	0	0	1	0	.232
신재인	1B	0	0	0	0	0	.176
7박시원	RF	4	1	1	0	0	.244
8안중열	C	4	4	2	1	0	.302
홍종표	PR	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9천재환	CF-LF	4	3	0	0	0	.294
Totals		38	13	5	4	3

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF-LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.291
2나승엽	1B	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	.280
김세민	PR-3B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
3Victor Reyes	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.354
김동혁	PR-RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176
4한동희	DH	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	.299
노진혁	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
5고승민	2B-1B	3	1	1	3	1	1	0	.282
6윤동희	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241
장두성	CF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.266
7한태양	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.264
박승욱	3B-2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242
8전민재	SS	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.275
9Son Seong-bin	C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238
Totals		34	11	8	7	1	5	2

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
원종해	4	5	2	2	3	2	0	76	5.19
최요한H	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.60
류진욱	2/3	1	1	1	1	0	0	23	9.62
김진호L	1/3	2	3	3	0	0	1	13	5.72
송명기	1 2/3	3	2	2	0	0	0	37	7.82
박지한	1/3	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.70
Totals	8	11	8	8	5	2	1	171

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	SO	NP	ERA
박세웅	6 2/3	9	4	2	2	76	4.77
Iimura ShotaW	1 1/3	2	1	1	0	16	7.79
김원중	0	1	0	0	0	5	4.35
최준용S	1	1	0	0	1	17	3.45
Totals	9	13	5	3	3	114

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 고승민(7회 무사 1,2루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 고승민10호(7회3점 김진호)
Doubles: 한동희2(1 8회) 박시원(3회) 안중열2(3 5회) 전민재(6회) 김휘집(8회)
Errors: 한태양2(3 4회) 천재환(8회)
Stolen bases: 황성빈(8회)
Caught stealing: 천재환(3회)
Out on the bases: 레이예스(1회) 안중열(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 블레인(2회)
Umpires: 오훈규 정종수 구명환 이계성

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