KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 15 of the season

How did Samsung's 2-1 win over NC change the KBO playoff race?

Samsung Lions

2:1

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Sun, Aug 23, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

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

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

W Chris Paddack (3-2)L Riley Thompson (5-1)S 김재윤 (6-5, 28 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 24→23
SamsungMagic number 22→21Clinch wins 24→22
KIAClinch wins 28→27
LGClinch wins 28→27
DoosanClinch wins 29→28
NCTragic number 30→29

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
SamsungThis result only: #2 · 65-44-2	22→21	24→22	-
NCThis result only: #8 · 48-56-2	-	-	30→29

📅 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 23→21Clinch wins 24→22
SamsungMagic number 22→20Clinch wins 24→22
KIAMagic number 26→25Clinch wins 28→27
LGMagic number 26→24Clinch wins 28→26
DoosanMagic number 29→27Clinch wins 29→27
LotteTragic number 28→26
HanwhaTragic number 28→26
NCTragic number 30→28
SSGTragic number 20→18
KiwoomTragic number 13→12

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

Samsung batting

Samsung batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김지찬	CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.325
2Ja Wook Koo	LF	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	.355
3최형우	DH	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.325
4Lewin Diaz	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.299
5류지혁	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
6김영웅	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167
7김태훈	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
김성윤	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305
8강민호	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
9박계범	SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	.200
Totals		27	3	2	2	1	2	12

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.295
2최정원	CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.299
3박민우	DH	4	2	1	0	0	1	.325
4김휘집	3B	4	1	0	1	0	0	.239
5Blaine Crim	1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	.255
신재인	PR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172
박건우	PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291
6이우성	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.305
7천재환	RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.299
8김형준	C	2	0	0	0	0	1	.241
권희동	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
김한별	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
9홍종표	2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333
안중열	PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Totals		32	4	1	1	1	7

Samsung pitching

Samsung pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Chris PaddackW	8	3	1	1	0	7	109	2.61
김재윤S	1	1	0	0	1	0	32	3.38
Totals	9	4	1	1	1	7	141

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Riley ThompsonL	8	3	2	2	1	12	1	96	2.92
전사민	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	3.78
Totals	9	3	2	2	2	12	1	106

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박계범(6회 1사서 좌월 홈런)
Home runs: 박계범2호(6회1점 라일리)
Errors: 디아즈(5회)
Stolen bases: 박민우2(9회) 박건우(9회)
Out on the bases: 구자욱(4회)
Double plays grounded into: 최형우(9회)
Wild pitches: 페덱(1회)
Umpires: 함지웅 이영재 김정국 이용혁

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