KBO 2026 · Regular season · Meeting 13 of the season

How did KIA's 8-5 win over Lotte change the KBO playoff race?

Lotte

Lotte Giants

5:8

Final

KIA

KIA Tigers

📅 Tue, Aug 25, 2026📍 Gwangju Kia Champions Field

⚾ Line score

Line score · Lotte vs KIA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	B
Lotte	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	11	0	2
KIA	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	8	13	0	6

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

W 조상우 (5-3, 1 SV)L 김원중 (1-5, 5 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

KIAMagic number 25→24Clinch wins 27→26
LotteTragic number 26→25

Before → with this result only

Team	Magic number	Clinch wins	Tragic number
LotteThis result only: #8 · 50-59-2	-	-	26→25
KIAThis result only: #4 · 61-50-2	25→24	27→26	-

📅 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 21→20Clinch wins 22→21
SamsungMagic number 20→19Clinch wins 22→20
LGMagic number 24→22Clinch wins 26→24
KIAMagic number 25→23Clinch wins 27→25
DoosanMagic number 27→25Clinch wins 27→25
LotteTragic number 26→24
HanwhaTragic number 26→24
NCTragic number 28→26
SSGTragic number 18→17
KiwoomTragic number 12→10

Games counted that day:

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

🧾 Box score

Lotte batting

Lotte batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1황성빈	CF-LF	5	2	1	0	0	0	.291
2나승엽	DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	.281
3Victor Reyes	LF	4	2	0	1	0	0	.357
김동혁	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
4한동희	3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.292
박승욱	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
5고승민	1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.280
6한태양	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.265
7전민재	SS	3	2	1	0	1	0	.276
8윤동희	RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.236
장두성	RF-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.280
9Son Seong-bin	C	4	2	0	2	0	0	.253
Totals		34	11	5	5	2	6

KIA batting

KIA batting
Batter	Pos	AB	H	R	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG
1박재현	CF-LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.291
2Harold Castro	DH	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.332
3김도영	3B	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.303
4나성범	RF	5	3	0	1	0	0	2	.296
박정우	PR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297
5김선빈	2B	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	.276
정현창	PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147
이창진	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
6오선우	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
김호령	CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.270
7한준수	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278
김태군	C	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.292
8박상준	1B	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	.288
김민규	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302
변우혁	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
이호연	PH	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	.231
9하주석	SS	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.273
Totals		38	13	8	8	2	3	7

Lotte pitching

Lotte pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	NP	ERA
Jeremy Beasley	5 2/3	9	4	4	1	4	1	95	4.80
Iimura ShotaH	1 1/3	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	6.75
최준용H	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	4.01
김원중L	2/3	3	4	4	1	1	1	25	5.09
Totals	8 2/3	13	8	8	3	7	2	154

KIA pitching

KIA pitching
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Shirakawa Keisho	4 2/3	7	5	5	1	5	74	4.88
정해영	1 1/3	0	0	0	0	0	14	6.05
김범수	1/3	2	0	0	1	0	13	6.06
성영탁	1 2/3	0	0	0	0	1	13	3.09
조상우W	1	2	0	0	0	0	11	2.53
Totals	9	11	5	5	2	6	125

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

Game notes

Game-winning RBI: 이호연(9회 2사 만루서 우월 홈런)
Home runs: 하주석2호(6회2점 비슬리) 이호연1호(9회4점 김원중)
Doubles: 박재현(1회) 나성범(1회) 나승엽(5회) 레이예스(5회)
Out on the bases: 전민재(9회)
Double plays grounded into: 한동희(4회) 레이예스(7회) 김태군(7회)
Wild pitches: 비슬리2(1 2회)
Umpires: 김정국 이용혁 김성철 김선수

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