KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 9 of the season

How did LG's 7-5 win over Kiwoom change the KBO playoff race?

LG

LG Twins

7:5

Final

Kiwoom

Kiwoom Heroes

📅 Thu, Jul 2, 2026📍 Gocheok Sky Dome

⚾ Line score

Line score · LG vs Kiwoom
Team123456789RHEB
LG30011100171113
Kiwoom3001100005705

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

W Chan Kyu Im (8-2)L 배동현 (4-6)S 손주영 (1-0, 19 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 56→55Clinch wins 56→55
  • KiwoomTragic number 52→51

Before → with this result only

TeamMagic numberClinch winsTragic number
LGThis result only: #1 · 50-30-056→5556→55-
KiwoomThis result only: #10 · 28-53-1--52→51

📅 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 56→55Clinch wins 56→55
  • SamsungMagic number 60→59Clinch wins 59→58
  • KIAMagic number 62→61Clinch wins 61→60
  • HanwhaClinch wins 67→66Tragic number 66→65
  • NCTragic number 64→62
  • LotteTragic number 62→60
  • SSGTragic number 57→55
  • KiwoomTragic number 52→50

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 →Kiwoom scenarios →

🧾 Box score

LG batting

LG batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1천성호3B3010011.284
구본혁SS1100000.264
2박해민CF5101001.294
3Austin Dean1B4121110.350
4문보경DH5211002.267
5송찬의RF4101000.293
홍창기RF0000000.244
6문성주LF4001002.304
7박동원C4110001.232
8이영빈SS-3B4211001.234
9신민재2B3211011.244
Totals371177139

Kiwoom batting

Kiwoom batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1서건창DH4000011.274
2안치홍1B5210000.284
3Keston HiuraLF4010001.241
4Choi Joo Hwan2B4110000.234
김건희PH1000001.254
5박찬혁RF3112011.276
6Lim Byeong WukCF4102001.245
7여동욱3B3111112.264
8김동헌C4100000.211
9권혁빈SS2000000.176
임지열PH0000010.197
Totals34755147

LG pitching

LG pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
Chan Kyu ImW5655231893.79
김진수H2/310000093.51
우강훈H1 1/3000010123.63
Yacksel RiosH1000010103.75
손주영S1000220211.09
Totals9755471141

Kiwoom pitching

Kiwoom pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
배동현L5766341965.37
조영건1100020187.32
박지성2311030394.88
김선기100000090.00
Totals91177391162

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI
이영빈(6회 무사 3루서 우중간 2루타)
Home runs
여동욱3호(4회1점 임찬규) 오스틴27호(5회1점 배동현)
Doubles
송찬의(1회) 박찬혁(1회) 임병욱(1회) 신민재(4회) 문보경(5회) 박동원(6회) 이영빈(6회) 김동헌(6회) 박해민(9회)
Errors
이영빈(5회)
Out on the bases
구본혁(9회)
Wild pitches
배동현(1회) 조영건(6회)
Umpires
전일수 김갑수 배병두 추평호

Entries are shown as published in Korean.

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