Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (35-52, 10th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (39-42, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

The Tigers have accrued 113 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 59 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging rate of .371 and have been called out on strikes 572 times, while drawing a walk on 277 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have accrued 343 runs batted in and 727 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .260. They have earned 369 runs scored and have an OBP of .331.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has accumulated a batting average of .282 for his career in baseball, with 862 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has gone down on strikes 1,238 times and earned a walk on 437 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .333 on-base %. In his career, Brito has hit 129 balls out of the park while knocking in 739 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .432 and he has a total of 2,487 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 6,279 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,620 times.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 2,171 putouts for the season, in addition to 727 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have earned 83 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 55 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.82 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 589 hitters. Kia has conceded 673 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 307 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.68 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have conceded 43 home runs in addition to 342 total runs (10th in baseball).

Samsung has recorded 53 home runs this season and 355 RBIs. They have hit 131 doubles, while getting a free base 290 times and notching 369 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated a team OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Lions have a team slugging % of .361 and they are scoring 4.19 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 612 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 785 hits.

Jose Pirela is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a walk 720 times while fanning on 1,288 attempts. His on-base percentage is .349 and he has a lifetime OPS of .785. For the 8,103 at-bats in his professional career, Pirela has an average at the plate of .286 with 2,317 base knocks. He has accumulated 1,273 runs in addition to having earned 1,057 runs batted in. He has gone yard 205 times, with 3,529 bases in total and also a .436 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 856 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 2,363 putouts this season. Out of their 52 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 38 times and been caught 14 times (26.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.452 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.03 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (587 strikeouts against 291 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 852. They have surrendered 74 homers and they surrender 5.03 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 440 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.53 (396 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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