KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 9 of the season

How did LG's 8-2 win over KIA change the KBO playoff race?

LG Twins

8:2

Final

KIA Tigers

📅 Tue, Jun 16, 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	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	8	13	0	3
KIA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0	2

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

W Lachlan Wells (4-2)L Shirakawa Keisho (1-2)

🎯 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 72→71Clinch wins 72→70
KIAClinch wins 78→-
DoosanClinch wins -→78

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LGThis result only: #1 · 42-24-0	72→71	72→70	-
KIAThis result only: #5 · 34-32-1	79	78→-	-

📅 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 72→70Clinch wins 72→70
KTMagic number 75→73Clinch wins 74→72
SamsungMagic number 77→75Clinch wins 76→74
KIAClinch wins 78→77
HanwhaClinch wins 80→79Tragic number 79→78
SSGTragic number 73→72
KiwoomTragic number 70→69

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	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1홍창기	RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.254
2박해민	CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.284
3Austin Dean	1B	3	2	3	2	1	1	0	.356
천성호	PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
4문보경	3B	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	.288
이영빈	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
5문성주	LF	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	.333
6송찬의	DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.291
오지환	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272
7박동원	C	4	2	1	3	1	0	2	.242
8구본혁	SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275
9신민재	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
Totals		39	13	8	8	2	3	6

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김민규	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
2김호령	CF	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	.289
박정우	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
3김도영	3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.275
황대인	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4나성범	DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.279
한준수	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
5김선빈	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
한승연	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241
6변우혁	1B-3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
7Park Min	SS-2B	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.231
8김태군	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256
9박재현	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
정현창	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088
Totals		31	4	2	2	2	2	6

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Lachlan WellsW	6	3	2	2	2	4	2	90	2.67
김영우	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	2.82
우강훈	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.67
김진수	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	3.62
Totals	9	4	2	2	2	6	2	128

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Shirakawa KeishoL	6	7	5	5	1	4	2	103	4.91
최지민	1	5	3	3	1	1	0	31	5.40
이형범	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	2.25
지현	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.50
Totals	9	13	8	8	3	6	2	161

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 박동원(2회 무사 2,3루서 좌중간 2루타)
Home runs: 오스틴20호(1회1점 시라카와) 김호령10호(1회1점 웰스) 박동원7호(6회1점 시라카와) 김도영20호(6회1점 웰스)
Doubles: 송찬의(2회) 박동원(2회)
Stolen bases: 박민(5회)
Double plays grounded into: 박해민(8회)
Umpires: 나광남 송수근 박근영 윤태수

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