KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 11 of the season

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

KT Wiz

8:2

Final

LG Twins

📅 Sat, Jul 18, 2026📍 Jamsil Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs LG
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
KT	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	2	0	8	17	0	5
LG	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	4

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

W Matt Sauer (7-4)L Chan Kyu Im (9-3)

🎯 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

KTMagic number 52→51Clinch wins 52→51

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
KTThis result only: #3 · 50-35-1	52→51	52→51	-
LGThis result only: #2 · 52-36-0	49	50	-

📅 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.

SamsungMagic number 49→47Clinch wins 49→47
LGMagic number 49→48Clinch wins 50→49
KTMagic number 52→50Clinch wins 52→50
KIAMagic number 55→53Clinch wins 55→53
DoosanClinch wins -→54
HanwhaTragic number 56→54
NCTragic number 55→53
LotteTragic number 52→50
SSGTragic number 44→42
KiwoomTragic number 41→40

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:KT scenarios →LG scenarios →

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1최원준	DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.358
2김현수	1B	6	2	1	1	0	0	1	.286
류현인	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
3안현민	RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.308
장진혁	PR-RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.150
4Sam Hilliard	CF-LF	6	3	2	3	1	0	3	.294
5Kyoung Min Hur	3B	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	.330
6김민혁	LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.316
배정대	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233
7김상수	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.281
오윤석	PH-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288
8한승택	C	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	.229
9권동진	SS	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	.293
장성우	PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.199
장준원	PR-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Totals		43	17	8	8	1	4	10

LG batting

LG batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1홍창기	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
구본혁	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270
2박해민	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
문성주	PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
3Austin Dean	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.337
4문보경	3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.254
이영빈	PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
5송찬의	LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291
6오지환	SS	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.254
이재원	RF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227
7문정빈	1B	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	.319
8박동원	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
이주헌	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
9신민재	2B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.252
강민균	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals		33	6	2	2	1	3	4

KT pitching

KT pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Matt SauerW	6	5	2	2	1	2	1	104	4.30
손동현	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	3.47
우규민	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	19	3.65
Totals	9	6	2	2	3	4	1	142

LG pitching

LG pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Chan Kyu ImL	4	9	5	5	0	2	0	75	4.08
Yacksel Rios	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	26	3.63
김윤식	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	4.50
김진성	2/3	2	1	1	2	0	0	22	4.31
김진수	2/3	3	2	2	0	1	1	17	3.55
이우찬	2/3	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	4.15
박시원	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	17	4.24
Totals	9	17	8	8	4	10	1	180

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 힐리어드(5회 무사 1,2루서 좌중간 안타)
Home runs: 문정빈8호(2회2점 사우어) 힐리어드23호(8회2점 김진수)
Doubles: 최원준(5회) 문정빈(9회)
Stolen bases: 오지환(4회)
Umpires: 이영재 김선수 김성철 이용혁

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