KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season

How did KT's 4-3 win over KIA change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

4:3

Final

KIA Tigers

📅 Fri, May 1, 2026📍 Gwangju Kia Champions Field

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs KIA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KT	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	11	0	8
KIA	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	7	0	2

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

W 김민수 (2-1, 1 SV)L 김범수 (0-2, 1 SV)S 박영현 (1-0, 8 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 112→109Clinch wins 111→109
LGMagic number 114→112Clinch wins 113→112
SSGMagic number 114→112Clinch wins 113→112
SamsungClinch wins 117→116
NCMagic number -→116Clinch wins 117→116

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #1 · 20-9-0	112→109	111→109	-
KIAThis result only: #6 · 13-15-1	118→-	-	-

📅 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 112→109Clinch wins 111→109
LGMagic number 114→111Clinch wins 113→111
SSGMagic number 114→112Clinch wins 113→112
SamsungClinch wins 117→115
NCClinch wins 117→116Tragic number 117→116
DoosanTragic number 116→-
HanwhaTragic number 115→114
KiwoomTragic number 114→113

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:KT scenarios →KIA scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김민혁	LF	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.268
유준규	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
배정대	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
2최원준	RF	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	.316
3김현수	1B	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	.301
4장성우	DH	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.242
권동진	PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
5Sam Hilliard	CF-LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.233
6김상수	2B	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	.267
7장준원	3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.269
이정훈	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.389
박영현	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8한승택	C	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	.189
9이강민	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
Totals		34	11	4	4	1	7	11

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.278
2김호령	CF	4	2	1	0	0	2	.297
3김선빈	DH	3	2	1	0	1	0	.302
박정우	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
4김도영	3B	3	2	0	3	1	1	.266
5나성범	RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.265
6한준수	C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.260
7Jarryd Dale	1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.273
8김규성	2B	4	0	0	0	0	4	.225
9Park Min	SS	2	0	0	0	0	2	.265
고종욱	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
정현창	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059
Totals		33	7	3	3	2	17

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Young Pyo Ko	6	5	2	2	0	12	93	4.94
손동현H	1	0	0	0	0	3	11	3.29
김민수W	1	2	1	1	2	0	20	3.24
박영현S	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	2.40
Totals	9	7	3	3	2	17	143

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
양현종	4	5	2	2	3	5	1	97	3.99
한재승	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	22	2.16
최지민	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	3.24
조상우	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2.92
정해영	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	5.19
김범수L	1/3	2	1	1	1	0	0	15	7.15
성영탁	2/3	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	0.57
Totals	9	11	4	4	7	11	1	198

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 장성우(9회 1사 1,2루서 우전 안타)
Home runs: 한승택1호(4회1점 양현종)
Triples: 힐리어드(5회)
Doubles: 김호령(4회) 김선빈(6회)
Stolen bases: 힐리어드(9회)
Caught stealing: 김상수(5회) 유준규(9회)
Double plays grounded into: 힐리어드(7회) 나성범(8회)
Umpires: 윤태수 최영주 권영철 박근영

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