Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (46-60, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (46-66, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, August 26, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .345 and have been rung up 873 times, while getting the free base on 393 occasions. They have recorded 451 RBI's and 1,017 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .254. The Heroes have hit 175 two-baggers as a team and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 472 runs scored and hold an OBP of .326. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in KBO.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 65 balls out of the park while knocking in 515 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 3,946 times and has notched a hit 1,181 times. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .340 for his career, with 581 runs scored and an OPS of .898. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .491 and he has totaled 1,706 bases. He has struck out 304 times and has taken a walk on 383 occasions, contributing to a .407 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 101 bases and have been gunned down 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 25.2%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 3,091 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,149 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 103 double plays.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.36 so far this season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 792 hitters. Kiwoom has conceded 1,073 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 499 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 66 home runs and 557 runs (1st in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .334 in addition to a batting average of .266 for the year. They have struck out on 725 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 980 base hits. Samsung has accounted for 67 long balls so far this season to go along with 450 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .374 and they average 4.43 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have notched 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 346 times and earning 474 runs.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has earned a walk 723 times while fanning on 1,296 tries. He has compiled 1,281 runs in addition to having 1,066 runs batted in. His on-base % is .349 and he holds a career OPS of .784. He has gone yard 207 times, with 3,554 bases in total and a .435 slugging percentage. For the 8,162 official at-bats in his baseball career, Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .286 and has racked up 2,333 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 1,069 assists, 75 errors and have amassed 2,872 putouts so far this season. In their 78 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 55 times and been caught 23 times (29.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.454 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.05 as a pitching staff this season. They sit at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,052. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 537 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.55 (484 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 (682 strikeouts against 340 free passes). They have given up 89 home runs and they concede 5.05 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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