▲ KIA Tigers' Han Jun-su celebrates at first base after hitting a tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 4th inning during Game 4 of the 2026 postseason playoff against the Samsung Lions at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 30th.
The KIA Tigers forced the professional baseball playoff series (best-of-five) into a final Game 5 with a thrilling comeback win.
KIA defeated the Samsung Lions 4–2, rallying with three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning after trailing 1–2 in Game 4 of the Shinhan SOL KBO Postseason Playoff held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field today (the 30th).
With the series tied 2–2, the two teams will face off for the final time on November 1 at 2:00 PM at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu.
The early momentum belonged to Samsung.
Facing KIA starting pitcher James Neail again after four days, Samsung's batting lineup scored the opening run with concentrated hits in the 2nd inning.
Following a one-out single by Kim Young-woong and consecutive hits by Minho, Ryu Ji-hyuk hit an RBI single to right field with runners on first and second.
KIA launched a counterattack in the bottom of the 4th inning.
Leadoff batter Kim Do-young hit a single to center field and used his speed to reach second base.
With two outs and runners on first and second following Na Sung-bum getting hit on the right arm by a pitch, Han Jun-su hit an RBI single rolling down the third-base line to tie the game at 1–1.
Samsung's Choi Hyoung-woo took the lead back with a solo home run in the 6th inning, but KIA turned the tide in the bottom of the 7th when Kim Do-young reached second base due to an error by Samsung third baseman Kim Young-woong while trailing 1–2.
Harold Castro immediately pushed an outside pitch from Miyamori Satoshi past the shortstop for a single, bringing Kim Do-young home.
With two outs and runners on first and third following Kim Sun-bin's right-center field single, Han Jun-su pulled a forkball from Samsung's fifth pitcher, Jaehee, sending a go-ahead RBI single past the first baseman and into right field.
In the ensuing situation with runners on first and third, Ha Joo-suk dropped a single into left field, extending the lead to 4–2.
KIA brought in closer Jeon Sang-hyun in the 8th inning to lock down the victory.
Jeon Sang-hyun pitched two perfect innings.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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