Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (51-69, 9th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (60-52, 4th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.2 runs per outing, which is 2nd in KBO. They have tallied 591 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .348. The Tigers have recorded 178 doubles as a team and have smacked 84 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 550 runs batted in and 1,088 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .277. Kia is slugging .395 and have been rung up 765 times, while taking a walk on 410 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Choi has slapped 372 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,539 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,697 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,312 times. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .312 in his time in baseball, with 1,219 runs scored and an OPS of .934. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .532 and he has a total of 3,947 bases. He has struck out 1,313 times and has taken a walk on 1,072 occasions, contributing to a .402 on-base %.

The Kia Tigers have earned 3,025 putouts for the season, as well as 1,042 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have accumulated 104 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 79 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 23.3%.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.04 this season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 797 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 66 long balls and also 510 total runs (9th in KBO). Kia has given up 967 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.41.

The Lions have a team SLG% of .368 and they average 4.36 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have 177 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times as well as scoring 528 runs. Samsung has knocked in 72 HRs on the year in addition to 501 RBIs. They have been rung up on 804 occasions (6th in KBO) and have recorded 1,100 hits. The Samsung Lions have recorded an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .264 so far this season.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has drawn a free base 766 times while fanning on 1,462 chances. He has accounted for 913 runs and notched 1,153 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .355 and he has a career OPS of .816. He has gone yard 318 times, as well as 3,298 total bases and also a .461 slugging %. For the 7,147 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has earned a batting average of .276 with 1,971 base hits.

Of their 91 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 64 times and been caught 27 times (29.7% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 1,198 assists, 82 errors and have notched a total of 3,241 putouts for the year.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 612 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.62 (554 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 101 homers and they relinquish 5.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.472 and have a FIP of 5.10 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 (770 strikeouts against 388 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,202.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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