KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 15 of the season

How did Lotte's 6-3 win over NC change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte Giants

6:3

Final

NC Dinos

📅 Tue, Sep 8, 2026📍 Changwon NC Park

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 박세웅 (3-9)L Toda Natsuki (7-9)S Iimura Shota (2-2, 2 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

SamsungMagic number 12→11Clinch wins 11→10
KTMagic number 15→14Clinch wins 14→13
LGMagic number 16→15Clinch wins 16→15
KIAMagic number 18→17Clinch wins 18→17
DoosanClinch wins 20→19
NCTragic number 21→20

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #8 · 52-66-2	-	-	14
NCThis result only: #6 · 55-60-2	-	-	21→20

📅 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 12→10Clinch wins 11→9
KTMagic number 15→13Clinch wins 14→12
LGMagic number 16→15Clinch wins 16→15
KIAMagic number 18→17Clinch wins 18→17
DoosanClinch wins 20→19
NCTragic number 21→20
SSGTragic number 11→10

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 →NC scenarios →

🧾 Box score

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1Victor Reyes	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.347
2나승엽	1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.274
박승욱	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
3고승민	2B-1B	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	.280
4한동희	3B	4	2	1	2	0	1	1	.299
이호준	PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103
5전민재	SS	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.274
6전준우	LF	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.218
장두성	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265
7조세진	RF-LF	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.297
8박건우	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
정대선	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
박재엽	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444
9김동혁	CF-RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.269
Totals		38	12	6	6	1	3	8

NC batting

NC batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김주원	SS	4	1	1	0	1	0	.290
2박건우	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.294
3박민우	2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.321
4Blaine Crim	1B	4	1	0	2	0	1	.250
5김휘집	3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.260
6안중열	DH	3	0	0	1	1	1	.302
7김형준	C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.243
권희동	PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	.246
8박시원	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	.231
이우성	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.304
9천재환	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
최정원	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.289
Totals		32	5	3	3	3	7

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
박세웅W	5	4	3	3	2	4	93	5.01
김원중H	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	5.11
박정민H	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	3.94
최준용H	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4.33
Iimura ShotaS	1	1	0	0	0	1	13	6.75
Totals	9	5	3	3	3	7	140

NC pitching

NC pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Toda NatsukiL	4	7	5	4	2	4	1	82	4.99
배재환	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	4.72
김진호	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	5.95
김태경	2 2/3	2	0	0	1	1	0	46	5.21
류진욱	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8.68
신영우	1/3	2	1	1	0	1	0	12	2.33
이준혁	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2.75
Totals	9	12	6	5	3	8	1	167

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 고승민(5회 무사 2루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 고승민16호(5회2점 토다)
Doubles: 조세진(2회) 전민재(3회) 나승엽(5회) 고승민(9회)
Errors: 김휘집(1회)
Stolen bases: 박민우(1회) 김주원(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 레이예스(2회) 전준우(7회)
Umpires: 김익수 배병두 추평호 김갑수

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