KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 8 of the season

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

KIA Tigers

3:5

Final

LG Twins

📅 Sun, May 31, 2026📍 Jamsil Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · KIA vs LG
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KIA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	10	0	3
LG	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	X	5	12	1	6

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

W Anders Tolhurst (7-3)L 양현종 (3-4)S 손주영 (1-0, 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

LGMagic number 85→84Clinch wins 85→84

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KIAThis result only: #4 · 28-25-1	89	89	-
LGThis result only: #1 · 33-20-0	85→84	85→84	-

📅 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.

LGMagic number 85→83Clinch wins 85→83
KTMagic number 86→84Clinch wins 86→84
SamsungMagic number 87→85Clinch wins 87→85
KIAMagic number 89→88Clinch wins 89→88
HanwhaMagic number 91→89Clinch wins 91→89
DoosanTragic number 91→89
SSGTragic number 89→87
NCTragic number 89→88
LotteTragic number 89→87
KiwoomTragic number 85→83

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	LF-CF	5	2	0	1	0	2	.309
2김선빈	2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.276
3김도영	DH	3	0	0	1	1	0	.265
4Aderlin Rodriguez	1B	5	1	0	0	0	1	.238
5한준수	C	4	1	0	0	0	1	.311
6오선우	RF-LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.178
7김호령	CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.278
박정우	CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.321
정현창	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103
김민규	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
8Park Min	3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.227
나성범	PH-RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.262
9김규성	SS	4	4	1	1	0	0	.288
Totals		37	10	3	3	2	9

LG batting

LG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1홍창기	RF	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	.230
2박해민	CF	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	.259
3Austin Dean	DH	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	.336
4오지환	SS	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	.270
5박동원	C	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250
6문정빈	1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258
이영빈	1B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
7송찬의	LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.234
김현종	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
천성호	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268
이재원	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
8구본혁	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
9신민재	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.236
Totals		34	12	5	5	1	6	4

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
양현종L	4 2/3	5	3	3	4	1	1	94	4.84
한재승	1/3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.79
조상우	2/3	1	1	1	0	1	0	18	1.96
곽도규	1/3	2	1	1	0	0	0	11	3.38
최지민	1/3	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.05
정해영	2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	3.78
김범수	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	4.43
Totals	8	12	5	5	6	4	1	181

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Anders TolhurstW	6	5	1	1	0	5	90	3.24
김진수	2/3	2	1	1	0	1	13	2.42
함덕주H	1/3	0	0	0	0	1	6	6.32
우강훈H	1	1	0	0	1	1	19	4.98
손주영S	1	2	1	1	1	1	23	1.59
Totals	9	10	3	3	2	9	151

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 오스틴(5회 2사 2루서 좌월 홈런)
Home runs: 오스틴13호(5회2점 양현종)
Doubles: 박동원(5회) 김규성(7회)
Errors: 박동원(7회)
Stolen bases: 박재현(1회) 김규성2(5 9회) 박해민(5회) 신민재(6회) 오지환(7회) 이영빈(7회)
Out on the bases: 박동원(7회)
Double plays grounded into: 구본혁(2회)
Umpires: 문동균 이기중 장준영 이호성

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