Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (40-42, 6th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, August 3, 2023, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (36-52, 10th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in KBO. They have earned a total of 375 runs and have an on-base percentage of .332. The Tigers have accumulated 116 doubles as a squad and have knocked 59 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 349 runs batted in in addition to 734 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .260. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 577 times, while being walked on 285 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 368 balls out of the park while driving in 1,512 runs. His career slugging percentage is .533 and he has totaled 3,894 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 8,570 times and has delivered with a hit 2,277 times. He has struck out 1,298 times and has been walked on 1,060 occasions, contributing to a .402 on-base percentage. Choi has a batting average of .311 in his time in baseball, with 1,203 runs scored and an OPS of .935.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 2,198 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 740 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and they have turned 84 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 55 bases and have been caught 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.5%.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.81 on the year (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 593 hitters. Kia has allowed 684 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 310 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 44 long balls and 345 runs (10th in baseball).

The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .259 for the year. They have been rung up on 617 occasions (5th in KBO) and have notched a total of 797 base hits. Samsung has hit 53 home runs on the year and 363 RBIs. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .362 and they are scoring 4.26 runs per game (7th in the league). They have hit 131 two-baggers, while walking 298 times and putting up 379 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In the 7,061 official at-bats in his professional career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .276 in addition to having 1,947 base knocks. He has hit it out of the park 315 times, in addition to having 3,261 total bases and also a .462 slugging percentage. Kang has recorded a walk 751 times while fanning on 1,454 tries. He has a total of 900 runs in addition to having earned 1,134 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .355 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .817.

Of their 52 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 38 times and been caught 14 times (26.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have twisted 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 866 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 2,390 putouts on the campaign.

The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 446 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.53 (401 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 74 homers and they give up 5.04 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.453 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.04 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.02 (592 strikeouts against 293 bases on balls). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 864.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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