KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season

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

SSG

SSG Landers

4:5

Final

KIA

KIA Tigers

📅 Sat, May 23, 2026📍 Gwangju Kia Champions Field

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 조상우 (3-1)L 노경은 (1-3)S 성영탁 (1-0, 7 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 94→93Clinch wins 94→93
KTMagic number 95→94Clinch wins 95→94
LGMagic number 95→94
KIAMagic number 98→96Clinch wins 98→96
DoosanClinch wins -→98

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
SSGThis result only: #6 · 22-24-1	-	-	-
KIAThis result only: #4 · 24-22-1	98→96	98→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.

SamsungClinch wins 94→93
KTMagic number 95→94Clinch wins 95→93
LGMagic number 95→94Clinch wins 95→93
KIAMagic number 98→97Clinch wins 98→96
HanwhaClinch wins -→98
KiwoomTragic number 96→95
NCTragic number 96→95

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:SSG scenarios →KIA scenarios →

🧾 Box score

SSG batting

SSG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박성한	SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.371
2정준재	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.295
3오태곤	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.238
4Guillermo Heredia	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.277
5김재환	DH	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.177
6안상현	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.307
7채현우	RF	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.353
한유섬	PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.173
홍대인	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417
8이지영	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.154
9최지훈	CF	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.231
Totals		32	8	4	3	1	4	7

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	DH	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.322
2김호령	CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.302
3김도영	3B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275
4Aderlin Rodriguez	1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.236
김태군	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
5김선빈	2B	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.290
6나성범	RF	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	.273
김민규	PR-LF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
7한준수	C	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.298
정현창	PR-SS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111
8한승연	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211
김규성	SS-1B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.237
9Park Min	SS	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.231
박정우	PH-LF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364
Totals		32	10	5	3	1	4	7

SSG pitching

SSG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
김건우	5 1/3	4	1	0	4	6	0	101	3.68
문승원H	2/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.04
김민H	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	4.56
노경은L	1	4	3	3	0	1	1	31	4.88
Totals	8	10	5	3	4	7	1	150

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
양현종	5	5	4	3	0	3	1	71	4.74
최지민	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	15	3.12
한재승	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.18
곽도규	2/3	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	0.00
조상우W	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.80
성영탁S	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	0.84
Totals	9	8	4	3	4	7	1	141

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 김규성(8회 1사 2루서 우중간 3루타)
Home runs: 채현우1호(2회2점 양현종) 아데를린6호(8회1점 노경은)
Triples: 김규성(8회)
Doubles: 최지훈(5회) 나성범(8회) 한준수(8회)
Errors: 나성범(5회) 이지영(5회) 최지훈(5회) 오태곤(7회)
Stolen bases: 김재환(2회) 박민(5회)
Out on the bases: 최지훈(5회) 김호령(7회) 박정우(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 나성범(4회)
Umpires: 전일수 김갑수 배병두 김익수

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