KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

How did KT's 8-3 win over KIA change the KBO playoff race?

KIA Tigers

3:8

Final

KT Wiz

📅 Wed, Apr 22, 2026📍 Suwon KT Wiz Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · KIA vs KT
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KIA	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	5	1	6
KT	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	X	8	13	0	6

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

W 손동현 (1-0)L 김범수 (0-1, 1 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

KTMagic number 119→118Clinch wins 120→119
KIAClinch wins 124→-

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KIAThis result only: #5 · 10-11-0	123	124→-	-
KTThis result only: #1 · 15-6-0	119→118	120→119	-

📅 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 119→118Clinch wins 120→118
LGMagic number 120→119Clinch wins 121→119
SSGMagic number 122→121Clinch wins 123→121
KIAClinch wins 124→123
HanwhaTragic number 124→123
NCTragic number 124→123
LotteTragic number 122→121

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김호령	CF	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	.310
2이호연	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
3김선빈	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.343
4김도영	3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.241
김규성	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
5Harold Castro	LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.278
6나성범	RF	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	.261
7한준수	C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.275
주효상	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
8정현창	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.071
고종욱	PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286
Park Min	SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
9Jarryd Dale	2B	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.303
Totals		29	5	3	3	1	6	7

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	RF	4	2	2	1	1	2	.326
2김민혁	LF	5	2	0	3	0	0	.364
배정대	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
3김현수	1B	5	2	1	0	0	0	.308
4이정훈	DH	2	1	0	0	0	1	.429
장성우	PH-DH	1	0	1	0	1	0	.257
5Sam Hilliard	CF-LF	5	2	1	0	0	1	.217
6권동진	3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	.375
김상수	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262
장준원	3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214
7오윤석	2B	4	1	1	1	1	1	.326
8한승택	C	2	1	1	1	0	0	.190
9이강민	SS	4	1	1	2	0	1	.265
Totals		36	13	8	8	4	7

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
James Naile	5	6	2	2	1	4	98	2.57
정해영	1	1	0	0	0	1	15	12.27
김범수L	2/3	2	4	4	2	0	28	7.45
조상우	0	2	2	1	0	0	5	3.72
한재승	1 1/3	2	0	0	1	2	25	1.69
Totals	8	13	8	7	4	7	171

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Matt Sauer	6 1/3	3	2	2	2	7	1	93	4.08
Yong Ju Jeon	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	7	3.38
손동현W	2/3	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	4.22
주권	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	3.68
Totals	9	5	3	3	6	7	1	154

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 이강민(7회 2사 만루서 좌전 안타)
Home runs: 데일1호(6회1점 사우어)
Doubles: 카스트로(5회) 힐리어드(5회) 김현수(8회)
Errors: 박민(7회)
Stolen bases: 최원준(3회)
Out on the bases: 김민혁(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 카스트로(2회) 데일(9회)
Wild pitches: 한재승(8회)
Umpires: 최수원 송수근 박근영 윤태수

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