KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 16 of the season
What does KIA vs NC change in the KBO seeding race?
🏁 Seeding race by result
All five postseason places are settled. Standings built from every game finished through Oct 7, plus this one result, recomputed for all 10 clubs: reachable ranks and clinch wins for each place. Arithmetic, not odds.
KIA win
- KIAClinch wins for a top-3 finish: 4 W→3 W
NC win
- KIAClinch wins for a top-3 finish: 4 W→3 W
Tie
- KIAClinch wins for a top-3 finish: 4 W→3 W
Both clubs going in (games through Oct 7)
Reachable rank = the range of places a club can still finish in, from winning or losing every remaining game (finishes decided by a tie included — the same calculation as the Possible rank column on the KBO standings page). Clinch wins for a place = remaining wins that secure that place or better whatever other clubs do (ties count against the club). Magic and tragic numbers no longer change now that all five places are settled.
⚾ Probable starters
NC
구창모#59
12-7 · 4.01 ERA · 157 IP · 1.31 WHIP · 131 K
vs KIA: 5 G, 2-1, 3.67 ERA, 27 IP
📋 Starting lineups
Lineups have not been posted yet.
🔁 Season series
KIA 4NC 11
Before this game: KIA 4-11-0 against NC
Game data: Naver Sports. Reachable ranks and clinch wins for each place are computed by this site.