KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

How did KIA's 5-4 win over Samsung change the KBO playoff race?

KIA

KIA Tigers

5:4

Final

Samsung

Samsung Lions

📅 Fri, May 15, 2026📍 Daegu Samsung Lions Park

⚾ Line score

Line score · KIA vs Samsung
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KIA	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	12	1	2
Samsung	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	7	0	4

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

W 성영탁 (1-0, 5 SV)L 김재윤 (2-2, 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

KIAMagic number 104→103Clinch wins 104→103
DoosanTragic number 104→103
HanwhaTragic number 104→103
NCTragic number 104→103
LotteTragic number 103→102
KiwoomTragic number 100→99

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KIAThis result only: #5 · 20-20-1	104→103	104→103	-
SamsungThis result only: #3 · 23-16-1	100	100	-

📅 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 99→100(6th place changed from Doosan to Hanwha, so the reference team changed)
SamsungMagic number 100→101(6th place changed from Doosan to Hanwha, so the reference team changed)
LGClinch wins 101→100
SSGMagic number 102→103(6th place changed from Doosan to Hanwha, so the reference team changed)
KIAClinch wins 104→103
DoosanTragic number 104→102
HanwhaTragic number 104→103
NCTragic number 104→102
LotteTragic number 103→102
KiwoomTragic number 100→99

Games counted that day:

The magic number is the 6th-place team's maximum possible wins + 1 − own wins (same calculation as the club pages). It drops by one with each own win and each loss or tie by the 6th-place team. When a different team moves into 6th, the reference changes and the number can go up.

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

🧾 Box score

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	LF	5	2	1	2	1	0	0	.318
2김선빈	2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289
Park Min	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
3김도영	3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.280
4Aderlin Rodriguez	DH	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.275
5나성범	RF	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.256
박정우	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
6김호령	CF	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	.275
7박상준	1B	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	.286
8김태군	C	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	.256
김규성	PR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217
9정현창	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.115
한준수	PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
Totals		37	12	5	5	1	2	10

Samsung batting

Samsung batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1류지혁	2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.338
2Ja Wook Koo	LF	4	1	0	0	1	0	.310
3최형우	DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	.350
김상준	PR	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
김헌곤	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279
4Lewin Diaz	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.303
5박승규	CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.308
6전병우	3B	4	1	0	2	0	0	.276
7이재현	SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.215
8강민호	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	.235
장승현	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
김지찬	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252
9김성윤	RF	3	1	0	1	1	1	.260
Totals		35	7	4	4	3	4

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
James Naile	6	5	1	1	0	3	93	3.71
조상우H	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	2.04
최지민	2/3	0	2	2	1	0	18	3.68
성영탁W	1 1/3	2	1	1	2	1	25	0.93
Totals	9	7	4	4	3	4	156

Samsung pitching

Samsung pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Ariel Jurado	7	10	3	3	0	7	0	105	2.33
배찬승	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	21	2.25
김재윤L	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	16	2.81
Totals	9	12	5	5	2	10	1	142

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박재현(9회 1사 2루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 박재현6호(9회2점 김재윤)
Triples: 김도영(6회)
Doubles: 이재현(5회) 김태군(9회)
Errors: 정현창(6회)
Stolen bases: 김호령(2회) 김도영(8회) 박승규(8회)
Double plays grounded into: 김태군(4회) 김선빈(7회)
Umpires: 최영주 송수근 박근영 장호석

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