KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 5 of the season

How did KIA's 3-1 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

KIA

KIA Tigers

3:1

Final

Lotte

Lotte Giants

📅 Sat, May 9, 2026📍 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 정해영 (2-0, 1 SV)L 김진욱 (2-2)S 성영탁 (0-0, 4 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

NCTragic number 110→109
DoosanTragic number 109→108
HanwhaTragic number 108→107
LotteTragic number 109→107
KiwoomTragic number 105→104

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KIAThis result only: #5 · 17-18-1	110→109	-	-
LotteThis result only: #9 · 13-20-1	-	-	109→107

📅 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 103→102Clinch wins 103→102
LGMagic number 104→103Clinch wins 104→103
SamsungMagic number 107→105Clinch wins 107→105
SSGMagic number 107→106Clinch wins 107→106
KIAClinch wins -→108
NCTragic number 110→108
DoosanTragic number 109→108
HanwhaTragic number 108→107
LotteTragic number 109→107
KiwoomTragic number 105→104

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:KIA scenarios →Lotte scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	LF	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.327
2박상준	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
한승연	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
김규성	1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.220
3김선빈	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.298
정현창	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
4김도영	3B	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	.273
5Aderlin Rodriguez	DH	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.227
6나성범	RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.252
박정우	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
7김호령	CF	4	2	2	1	1	0	2	.270
8김태군	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129
9Park Min	SS	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.237
Totals		34	8	3	3	1	4	7

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	SO	AVG
1장두성	CF-RF	4	0	0	0	1	.286
2Victor Reyes	RF-LF	4	1	1	0	1	.350
3고승민	2B	4	1	0	0	1	.375
4나승엽	1B	4	2	0	1	1	.429
5전준우	DH	4	1	0	0	0	.237
6유강남	C	4	1	0	0	1	.247
7전민재	SS	3	0	0	0	0	.273
8황성빈	LF-CF	3	0	0	0	0	.304
9박승욱	3B	2	0	0	0	2	.260
노진혁	PH	1	0	0	0	0	.234
이호준	3B	0	0	0	0	0	.115
Totals		33	6	1	1	7

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	SO	NP	ERA
James Naile	6	5	1	1	4	94	4.00
정해영W	2	0	0	0	2	21	3.86
성영탁S	1	1	0	0	1	16	0.54
Totals	9	6	1	1	7	131

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
김진욱L	7 1/3	5	2	2	2	6	1	101	2.53
김원중	2/3	1	0	0	1	1	0	12	5.40
정철원	1/3	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	5.40
정현수	2/3	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	2.70
Totals	9	8	3	3	4	7	1	133

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 아데를린(8회 2사 1,3루서 좌전 안타)
Home runs: 김호령4호(7회1점 김진욱)
Doubles: 박재현(3회) 레이예스(4회) 김도영(6회) 김호령(9회) 박민(9회) 전준우(9회)
Stolen bases: 박재현(8회)
Umpires: 박기택 이계성 이호성 오훈규

Entries are shown as published in Korean.

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