Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (46-47, 6th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, August 18, 2023, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (42-59, 9th in KBO).

Kia is slugging .378 and have been rung up 661 times, while drawing a walk on 340 occasions. They have recorded 427 RBI's and 870 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .267. The Tigers have accounted for 146 doubles as a team and have hit 63 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 460 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 for his career, with 1,208 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has been struck out 1,305 times and earned a walk on 1,063 occasions, contributing to a .401 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 369 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,523 runs. His career slugging percentage is .531 and he has racked up 3,908 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 8,619 times and has notched a base knock 2,287 times.

The Tigers have stolen 62 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.3%. The Kia Tigers are sitting with 2,524 putouts this season, in addition to 848 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which puts them in 4th in the league and they have turned 90 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.74 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have allowed 52 home runs and also 414 runs in total (10th in KBO). Kia has relinquished 813 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 366 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.92 so far this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 684 batters.

Samsung has compiled 61 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 419 runs batted in. They hit 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 331 times as well as earning 442 runs. The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .263 for the year. The Lions have a team slugging % of .367 and they average 4.33 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 696 instances (5th in KBO) and have totaled 925 base knocks.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Kang has earned a free base 755 times while being called out on strikes on 1,457 plate appearances. His OBP is .354 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .816. During the 7,101 at-bats in his pro career, Kang is sitting with a batting avereage of .275 with 1,956 hits. He has accrued 904 runs and also has 1,143 RBIs. He has gone deep 316 times, with 3,275 total bases and also a .461 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 81 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have 1,016 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 2,737 putouts for the season. In their 73 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 52 times and been caught 21 times (28.8% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.468 in addition to having a FIP of 5.13 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (659 strikeouts against 331 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,008. They have relinquished 84 long balls and they yield 5.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 520 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.65 (471 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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