Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/23/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (54-32, 2nd in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (35-50, 8th in KBO) on Saturday, July 23, 2022.

Samsung is slugging .368 and have been called out on strikes 601 times, while being walked on 249 occasions. They have accounted for 339 runs batted in in addition to 763 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .261. The Lions have recorded 128 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 55 balls out of the park. They have racked up 360 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.2 runs per game, which is 7th in the league.

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Jae Il Oh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Oh has hit 184 balls out of the park while knocking in 730 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .495 and he has a total of 1,831 bases. For his career, he came to bat 4,268 times and has delivered a base hit 1,047 times. He has struck out 882 times and has been walked on 482 occasions, contributing to a .365 OBP. Oh has earned a batting average of .283 for his baseball career, in addition to 527 runs scored and an OPS of .860.

The Lions have stolen 31 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 36.7%. The Samsung Lions have 2,271 putouts on the year, in addition to 832 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which ranks 8th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 65 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 so far this season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 582 batters. Lions pitchers have given up 80 home runs and 433 runs (2nd in the league). Samsung has given up 808 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 368 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.

Kiwoom has knocked in 56 long balls for the season in addition to 345 RBIs. They have 128 two-baggers, while walking 336 times and earning 374 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .247 on the season. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .361 and they are earning 4.30 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 648 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned a total of 733 base knocks.

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 4,442 at-bats in his career, Puig is sitting with a batting avereage of .282 and has racked up 1,254 hits. He has hit a home run 195 times, with 2,148 total bases and also a .484 slugging percentage. Puig has recorded a walk 483 times while being called out on strikes on 957 plate appearances. He has accrued 710 runs in addition to having earned 649 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .360 and he holds a career OPS of .844.

Out of their 70 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 46 times and been caught 24 times (34.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 81 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 955 assists, 68 errors and have notched a total of 2,354 putouts on the campaign.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.229 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.67 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 (611 strikeouts against 284 bases on balls). They sit at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 680. They have surrendered 51 long balls and they give up 3.67 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 320 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.24 (282 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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