KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 12 of the season

How did KIA's 5-2 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

KIA

KIA Tigers

5:2

Final

Lotte

Lotte Giants

📅 Thu, Jul 9, 2026📍 Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

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

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

W 양현종 (6-5)L 김진욱 (5-4)

🎯 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

KIAMagic number 59→58Clinch wins 58→57
LotteTragic number 56→55

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KIAThis result only: #4 · 45-39-2	59→58	58→57	-
LotteThis result only: #8 · 38-45-2	-	-	56→55

📅 After all games that day

Standings entering the day (results through the previous day), plus the 4 games finished that day. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.

SamsungMagic number 53→52Clinch wins 52→51
KTClinch wins 56→55
KIAMagic number 59→58Clinch wins 58→57
HanwhaClinch wins 63→62Tragic number 60→59
NCTragic number 59→57
LotteTragic number 56→54
SSGTragic number 48→46
KiwoomTragic number 43→42

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:KIA scenarios →Lotte scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1김호령	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
2박재현	LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.283
3김도영	3B	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	.298
4나성범	RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.295
박정우	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
5Harold Castro	DH	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	.314
6한준수	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.322
7김선빈	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
정현창	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149
8변우혁	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.226
박상준	PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
김규성	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
9Park Min	SS-2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals		35	9	5	5	3	1	6

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.289
2고승민	1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.270
3Victor Reyes	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.348
4한동희	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	.280
정대선	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
5전민재	SS	4	1	0	0	0	1	.272
6한태양	2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	.267
7손호영	RF	2	1	0	1	0	0	.221
박찬형	PH-3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.360
8김세민	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.212
노진혁	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218
박건우	C	1	1	0	1	0	0	.357
9Son Seong-bin	C	2	1	0	0	0	0	.237
김동현	PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	.222
김동혁	PR-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Totals		35	8	2	2	1	4

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
양현종W	5	5	1	1	1	1	69	3.91
전상현H	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	5.40
조상우H	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	1.53
곽도규	1 1/3	1	1	1	0	2	21	1.88
정해영	2/3	1	0	0	0	1	12	4.91
Totals	9	8	2	2	1	4	127

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
김진욱L	6	7	3	3	1	3	2	84	2.95
Iimura Shota	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	5.63
최준용	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	18	3.35
이민석	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	6.39
Totals	9	9	5	5	1	6	3	131

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 카스트로(2회 무사서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 카스트로6호(2회1점 김진욱) 김도영27호(6회1점 김진욱) 나성범17호(8회2점 최준용)
Doubles: 박재현(3회) 손호영(4회) 한태양(4회) 손성빈(5회) 박건우(9회)
Double plays grounded into: 김선빈(4회)
Passed balls: 박건우(8회)
Umpires: 권영철 박근영 최영주 송수근

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