KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 5 of the season

How did LG's 5-3 win over KIA change the KBO playoff race?

LG Twins

5:3

Final

KIA Tigers

📅 Thu, May 21, 2026📍 Gwangju Kia Champions Field

⚾ Line score

Line score · LG vs KIA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
LG	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	5	7	0	7
KIA	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	10	1	6

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

W Yonny Chirinos (2-3)L James Naile (1-4)S 손주영 (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

LGMagic number 97→96Clinch wins 97→96
KIAClinch wins 100→-

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LGThis result only: #3 · 26-18-0	97→96	97→96	-
KIAThis result only: #5 · 22-22-1	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.

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:LG scenarios →KIA scenarios →

🧾 Box score

LG batting

LG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1홍창기	RF	5	1	0	1	0	0	.197
2신민재	2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.212
3Austin Dean	DH	5	0	0	0	0	1	.346
4문정빈	1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	.500
구본혁	PR-3B	1	1	1	0	1	0	.302
5오지환	SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.236
6박해민	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.257
7박동원	C	2	1	1	1	2	0	.228
8송찬의	LF	1	0	1	0	1	1	.260
천성호	PH-LF	0	0	0	1	0	0	.285
김현종	LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167
9이영빈	3B-1B	4	2	0	2	0	0	.290
Totals		33	7	5	5	5	6

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박정우	LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353
한승연	PH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
2박상준	1B	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	.327
3김도영	3B	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.279
4나성범	RF	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	.271
김민규	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5김선빈	2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.284
6Aderlin Rodriguez	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
한준수	PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289
7김호령	CF	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.299
8김태군	C	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.275
9Park Min	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
김규성	PH-SS	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
Totals		34	10	3	3	1	5	8

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Yonny ChirinosW	5 1/3	4	1	1	3	4	1	101	5.70
우강훈	2/3	2	1	1	0	1	0	13	5.00
김진성H	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.15
김영우	2/3	1	0	0	1	1	0	13	3.52
손주영S	1 1/3	2	1	1	1	1	0	28	1.42
Totals	9	10	3	3	5	8	1	168

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
James NaileL	5 1/3	6	5	5	2	4	99	4.15
곽도규	2/3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
한재승	1/3	0	0	0	2	0	13	3.38
최지민	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	5	3.31
홍민규	1	0	0	0	1	1	15	9.42
이형범	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	2.57
Totals	9	7	5	5	5	6	153

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박동원(5회 1사 3루서 중전 안타)
Home runs: 박상준2호(6회1점 치리노스)
Doubles: 오지환(5회) 문정빈(6회) 나성범(9회) 구본혁(9회)
Errors: 김도영(5회)
Stolen bases: 박해민(6회) 김호령(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 신민재(1회) 김선빈(4회) 박민(5회)
Umpires: 구명환 정종수 박기택 최수원

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