KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 5 of the season

How did Samsung's 8-5 win over KT change the KBO playoff race?

KT Wiz

5:8

Final

Samsung Lions

📅 Thu, May 21, 2026📍 Pohang Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs Samsung
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KT	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	9	0	4
Samsung	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	1	X	8	14	3	4

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

W 배찬승 (3-0)L Yong Ju Jeon (2-2)S 김재윤 (2-2, 10 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

SamsungMagic number 97→96Clinch wins 97→96

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #3 · 25-18-1	97	97	-
SamsungThis result only: #1 · 26-17-1	97→96	97→96	-

📅 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.

SamsungMagic number 97→96Clinch wins 97→96
LGMagic number 97→96Clinch wins 97→96
KIAClinch wins 100→-
SSGMagic number 100→-Clinch wins 100→-
DoosanTragic number 100→-
HanwhaTragic number 99→98
NCTragic number 98→97

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 →Samsung scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	RF	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	.352
2김민혁	DH	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.320
3김현수	1B	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	.288
4Sam Hilliard	LF	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.276
5장성우	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.216
6Kyoung Min Hur	3B	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	.400
7유준규	CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.355
배정대	PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236
8오윤석	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.302
한승택	PH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.211
이강민	PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209
9권동진	SS	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	.406
장준원	PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals		36	9	5	5	1	3	9

Samsung batting

Samsung batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1김성윤	RF	4	2	2	0	0	0	.278
2Ja Wook Koo	LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.306
김헌곤	PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
3최형우	DH	5	3	1	3	0	0	.362
김상준	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
4Lewin Diaz	1B	4	3	0	2	1	0	.310
5전병우	3B	4	0	1	0	1	2	.265
6류지혁	2B	3	1	0	2	0	0	.338
7이재현	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.227
박계범	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
8강민호	C	3	0	0	0	1	0	.245
장승현	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
9김지찬	CF	4	3	2	1	0	0	.276
Totals		35	14	8	8	3	3

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
오원석	5 1/3	8	4	4	1	3	91	4.20
손동현	2/3	0	0	0	1	0	12	2.70
Yong Ju JeonL	1/3	4	3	3	1	0	18	5.09
한승혁	2/3	0	0	0	0	0	10	5.48
주권	1	2	1	1	0	0	16	3.79
Totals	8	14	8	8	3	3	147

Samsung pitching

Samsung pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Ariel Jurado	5 2/3	8	4	2	2	5	1	100	2.40
배찬승W	1 1/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	2.45
이승민	2/3	1	1	1	1	2	0	17	1.99
최지광H	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3.52
김재윤S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	2.50
Totals	9	9	5	3	3	9	1	154

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 최형우(7회 무사 1,3루서 좌전 안타)
Home runs: 김현수4호(1회1점 후라도)
Doubles: 권동진(2회) 디아즈2(2 7회) 이재현(4회) 류지혁(6회) 김성윤(7회) 한승택(8회)
Errors: 이재현(2회) 구자욱(4회) 김지찬(6회)
Stolen bases: 전병우(6회)
Caught stealing: 김지찬(4회)
Double plays grounded into: 김민혁(1회)
Wild pitches: 후라도(6회)
Umpires: 김익수 전일수 황인권 배병두

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