KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 15 of the season

How did KT's 16-4 win over LG change the KBO playoff race?

KT

KT Wiz

16:4

Final

LG

LG Twins

📅 Thu, Aug 20, 2026📍 Jamsil Baseball Stadium

⚾ Line score

Line score · KT vs LG
Team123456789RHEB
KT1000006721615113
LG0003000014804

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

W Young Pyo Ko (10-6)L Jon Kennedy (0-1)

🎯 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 25→24Clinch wins 27→26

Before → with this result only

TeamMagic numberClinch winsTragic number
KTThis result only: #1 · 63-41-225→2427→26-
LGThis result only: #3 · 60-49-12729-

📅 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.

  • KTMagic number 25→26Clinch wins 27→26(6th place changed from Hanwha to NC, so the reference team changed)
  • SamsungMagic number 24→26(6th place changed from Hanwha to NC, so the reference team changed)
  • LGMagic number 27→29(6th place changed from Hanwha to NC, so the reference team changed)
  • KIAMagic number 29→30Clinch wins 31→30(6th place changed from Hanwha to NC, so the reference team changed)
  • DoosanMagic number 30→32(6th place changed from Hanwha to NC, so the reference team changed)
  • HanwhaTragic number 29→28
  • KiwoomTragic number 15→14

The magic number is the 6th-place team's maximum possible wins + 1 − own wins (same calculation as the club pages). It drops by one with each own win and each loss or tie by the 6th-place team. When a different team moves into 6th, the reference changes and the number can go up.

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

🧾 Box score

KT batting

KT batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1최원준CF-RF5231020.348
김정운P0000000.000
2김현수1B5111010.277
이정훈LF0000000.308
3안현민RF2110020.296
배정대PR-CF1010001.214
4Sam HilliardLF3223020.302
장진혁LF-RF1110000.281
5Kyoung Min Hur3B2000001.328
오윤석2B1100000.275
김민혁PH1113000.309
장준원SS1121010.210
6류현인2B-3B5312002.296
7이정범DH-1B4113010.235
8한승택C3010021.226
조대현C1000001.212
9권동진SS1000001.263
김상수PH-SS4112011.282
Totals401516160128

LG batting

LG batting
BatterPosABHRRBIHRBBSOAVG
1신민재2B4000000.258
최원영CF1000000.111
2박해민CF4100000.286
손용준SS0000000.000
3Austin DeanDH3100001.334
천성호PH-LF1001000.278
4문정빈1B5100002.302
5송찬의LF4210001.286
조원태P0000000.000
6문보경3B4112100.240
7오지환SS3111101.240
구본혁2B1110000.283
8박동원C2000012.229
이주헌C1000000.219
9홍창기RF3000001.244
Totals36844218

KT pitching

KT pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
Young Pyo KoW66331621013.74
주권1000010143.05
이상동1100000137.17
김정운1110010205.14
Totals9843182148

LG pitching

LG pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRNPERA
박시원3211430623.89
이우찬1000020101.84
김진수H1100000163.86
Jon KennedyL1 1/30333102913.50
우강훈0233100105.11
이정용1222100247.11
백승현1/35552003515.43
조원태1 1/3322120328.10
Totals91516161280218

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI
김민혁(7회 1사 만루서 좌중간 2루타)
Home runs
문보경9호(4회2점 고영표) 오지환9호(4회1점 고영표)
Triples
박해민(1회)
Doubles
오스틴(5회) 류현인2(7 9회) 김민혁(7회) 김현수(8회)
Errors
류현인(9회)
Stolen bases
최원준(7회)
Wild pitches
이정용(7회) 조원태(9회)
Umpires
박종철 김태완 문동균 최수원

Entries are shown as published in Korean.

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