KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season

How did LG's 8-7 win over SSG change the KBO playoff race?

LG

LG Twins

8:7

Final

SSG

SSG Landers

📅 Fri, May 15, 2026📍 Incheon SSG Landers Field

⚾ Line score

Line score · LG vs SSG
Team123456789RHEB
LG020120021811312
SSG0001020407704

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

W 장현식 (4-2, 2 SV)L 조병현 (1-1, 5 SV)S 손주영 (0-0, 2 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

  • LGMagic number 100→99Clinch wins 101→100

Before → with this result only

TeamMagic numberClinch winsTragic number
LGThis result only: #3 · 24-16-0100→99101→100-
SSGThis result only: #4 · 21-18-1102102-

📅 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

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:LG scenarios →SSG scenarios →

🧾 Box score

LG batting

LG batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1구본혁3B4000002.303
천성호PH-3B0000010.300
2홍창기CF-RF3103031.198
3Austin DeanDH3000011.352
김현종PR0010000.333
이주헌PH1000001.229
4송찬의LF5110013.288
5오지환SS5102001.250
6박동원C5321101.229
7문정빈1B11200301.000
이영빈1B1000000.300
8이재원RF3201001.190
박해민PR-CF2110001.270
9신민재2B2111020.203
Totals35118811112

SSG batting

SSG batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1박성한SS4110010.367
2정준재2B4130011.315
3최정3B5101000.275
4Guillermo HerediaDH3112011.278
5김재환LF3110011.157
6최지훈CF4114100.231
7오태곤1B4000001.243
8조형우C2000000.250
홍대인PH1100000.455
이지영C1000000.171
9김창평RF3000000.000
안상현PH1000000.283
Totals35777144

LG pitching

LG pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
Yonny Chirinos5432110846.57
김진성H1000010123.50
우강훈H2/3100000154.76
Jae Jun BaeH2/3022200235.40
장현식W2/3222011175.50
손주영S1000110160.00
Totals9776441167

SSG pitching

SSG pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
Hiramoto Ginjiro46334709611.57
김도현1 2/3222311485.06
정동윤2 1/3122220485.40
조병현L1211220281.10
Totals9118811121220

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI
홍창기(9회 1사 만루서 밀어내기 4구)
Home runs
박동원2호(5회1점 김도현) 최지훈6호(8회4점 장현식)
Doubles
문정빈(2회) 신민재(9회)
Errors
오지환(1회) 치리노스(6회) 천성호(9회)
Stolen bases
정준재(4회) 홍대인(7회)
Double plays grounded into
오태곤(2회) 박동원(8회)
Passed balls
박동원(1회)
Wild pitches
김도현(5회) 정동윤2(7 8회)
Umpires
황인권 배병두 전일수 김갑수

Entries are shown as published in Korean.

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