KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

How did Samsung's 7-2 win over LG change the KBO playoff race?

LG Twins

2:7

Final

Samsung Lions

📅 Sat, Apr 18, 2026📍 Daegu Samsung Lions Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · LG vs Samsung
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
LG	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	0	5
Samsung	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	X	7	10	1	2

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

W 이승민 (1-0)L Chan Kyu Im (0-1)

🎯 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 125→124Clinch wins 124→123

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LGThis result only: #3 · 11-6-0	125	125	-
SamsungThis result only: #1 · 12-4-1	125→124	124→123	-

📅 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 125→123Clinch wins 124→122
KTMagic number 124→122Clinch wins 124→122
LGMagic number 125→124Clinch wins 125→124
KIAMagic number 126→125Clinch wins 126→125
SSGMagic number 127→125Clinch wins 127→125
NCTragic number 127→125
HanwhaTragic number 126→125
LotteTragic number 126→124
DoosanTragic number 124→123
KiwoomTragic number 123→121

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

LG batting

LG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1박해민	CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.283
최원영	PR-CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.167
2문성주	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	.356
이재원	LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.063
3Austin Dean	1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.358
4문보경	DH	4	1	0	0	0	1	.264
5오지환	SS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.291
구본혁	PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
6천성호	3B-RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.364
7홍창기	RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.148
이영빈	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.429
8박동원	C	3	2	0	0	0	1	.239
이주헌	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	.182
9신민재	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.172
Totals		34	8	2	1	3	9

Samsung batting

Samsung batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김지찬	CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.267
홍현빈	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
2이재현	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.174
이해승	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3최형우	DH	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	.317
4Lewin Diaz	1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	3	.328
5류지혁	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.419
6전병우	3B	4	2	1	3	1	0	1	.419
7강민호	C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.191
8윤정빈	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
9김헌곤	LF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	.294
Totals		32	10	7	7	1	2	9

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Chan Kyu ImL	4 1/3	9	6	6	1	3	1	98	6.52
함덕주	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	6.35
이정용	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	21	5.14
김유영	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	0.00
김진수	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	0.00
Totals	8	10	7	7	2	9	1	161

Samsung pitching

Samsung pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Jack OLoughlin	3 1/3	3	0	0	0	3	41	5.63
이승민W	1 1/3	3	0	0	0	1	18	0.96
배찬승	2/3	1	0	0	2	0	16	2.45
이승현	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	8	1.17
최지광	1/3	1	2	2	0	1	17	4.26
Miyaji Yura	2/3	0	0	0	1	0	17	3.38
백정현	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	2.35
김재윤	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	1.29
Totals	9	8	2	2	3	9	141

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 디아즈(4회 무사 2,3루서 우중간 안타)
Home runs: 전병우1호(4회3점 임찬규)
Triples: 김헌곤(6회)
Doubles: 최형우(4회) 박동원(5회) 오스틴(7회)
Errors: 류지혁(2회)
Stolen bases: 천성호(2회) 김지찬(5회) 최원영(7회)
Caught stealing: 김헌곤(4회)
Out on the bases: 오지환(2회)
Picked off: 김헌곤(3회)
Double plays grounded into: 홍창기(4회)
Wild pitches: 미야지(7회)
Umpires: 송수근 권영철 윤태수 최수원

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