Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/22/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (54-32, 2nd in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (35-50, 8th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, July 22, 2022.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .368 and have been rung up 601 times, while getting the free base on 249 occasions. They have tallied 339 runs batted in as well as 763 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .261. The Lions have accrued 128 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 55 balls out of the park. They have earned 360 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .274 for his baseball career, with 838 runs scored and an OPS of .813. He has been struck out 1,385 times and earned a walk on 701 occasions, contributing to a .353 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Kang has drilled 292 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,050 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .459 and he has racked up 3,033 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,564 times and has come through with a hit 1,810 times.

The Samsung Lions have earned 2,271 putouts thus far, as well as 832 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which puts them in 8th in KBO and they have turned 65 double plays. The Lions have stolen 31 bags and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 36.7%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.38 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 582 hitters. Samsung has given up 808 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 368 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Lions pitchers have allowed 80 home runs and also 433 runs in total (2nd in KBO).

Kiwoom has recorded 56 home runs for the season as well as 345 RBIs. They have recorded 128 doubles, while taking a walk 336 times and racking up 374 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .247 so far this season. The Heroes have a SLG% of .361 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have been rung up on 648 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 733 base hits.

Sung Mun Song is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Song has drawn a walk 103 times while fanning on 203 attempts. He has tallied 146 runs and has 170 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .315 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .697. He has gone yard 24 times, in addition to having 452 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage. In the 1,182 at-bats in his pro career, Song has earned a batting average of .257 with 304 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 955 assists, 68 errors and have earned a total of 2,354 putouts this year. In their 70 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 46 times and been caught 24 times (34.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.229 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.67 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 680. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 320 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.24 (282 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 (611 strikeouts against 284 bases on balls). They have surrendered 51 dingers and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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