Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (59-78, 9th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, October 8, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (66-67, 6th in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging % of .370 and have been rung up 912 times, while taking a walk on 468 occasions. They have accumulated 586 RBI's as well as 1,247 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .264. The Lions have earned 201 doubles as a squad and have hit 86 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 617 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.5 runs/g, which is 7th in baseball.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Lee has hit .247 for his time in baseball, with 83 scored runs and an OPS of .679. He has gone down on strikes 125 times and has walked on 55 occasions, contributing to a .308 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 19 balls out of the park while knocking in 81 runs. His career slugging percentage is .371 and he has a total of 249 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 755 times and also came through with a base hit 166 times.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 3,658 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,346 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which puts them in 4th in the league and they have turned 109 double plays. The Lions have stolen 79 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.2%.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.66 so far this year (10th in the league), and they have struck out 866 hitters. Samsung has given up 1,362 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 636 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have surrendered 117 long balls and 708 total runs (1st in the league).

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they have an average of 5.07 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). The have tallied 208 doubles, while getting a free base 466 times as well as racking up 684 runs. Kia has compiled 101 home runs this season to go along with 634 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 899 instances (8th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,287 base knocks. The Kia Tigers have accounted for an OBP of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .276 on the season.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Park has drawn a walk 226 times while being called out on strikes on 422 chances. His on-base percentage is .313 and he has a career OPS of .629. Over the course of the 2,548 at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .253 in addition to having 645 base hits. He has a total of 353 runs in addition to having 250 RBIs. He has hit a home run 13 times, with 804 bases in total and a .316 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 129 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,255 assists, 97 errors and have a total of 3,543 putouts during this campaign. Of their 126 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 95 times and been caught 31 times (24.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 629 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.25 (562 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 89 home runs and they yield 4.76 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.439 and have a FIP of 4.76 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.69 (914 strikeouts against 540 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,171.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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