Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 10/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (57-81, 10th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (60-78, 8th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 4.5 runs/g, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have notched a total of 623 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Lions have tallied 203 doubles as a unit and have hit 87 balls out of the park. They have earned 592 runs batted in and 1,254 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .264. Samsung is slugging .370 and have been called out on strikes 919 times, while drawing a walk on 471 occasions.

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Min-ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .275 for his career, with 920 runs scored and an OPS of .816. He has struck out 1,471 times and has gotten a free base on 768 at-bats, contributing to a .355 on-base %. In his career, Kang has slapped 319 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,163 runs. His slugging percentage is .461 and he has a total of 3,317 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 8,242 times and has come through with a hit 1,984 times.

The Lions have stolen 79 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.2%. The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 3,712 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,365 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 4th in KBO and they have turned 110 double plays.

The Lions have an earned run average of 4.63 so far this season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 875 batters. Samsung has conceded 1,369 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 637 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls in addition to 710 runs in total (1st in the league).

The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .354 and they have an average of 4.26 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have notched 221 doubles, while taking a walk 478 times as well as putting up 600 runs. Kiwoom has 59 home runs so far this year in addition to 570 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,075 instances (2nd in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,302 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .262 for the year.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has recorded a free base 276 times while being called out on strikes on 560 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .360 and he has a career OPS of .753. Over the course of the 2,914 at-bats in his career, Kim has an average at the plate of .300 with 874 base knocks. He has amassed 499 runs in addition to having 309 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 26 times, with 1,145 bases in total and a .393 slugging percentage.

Out of their 172 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 127 times and been caught 45 times (26.2% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 1,388 assists, 109 errors and have notched a total of 3,788 putouts for the season.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 4.94 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 (950 strikeouts against 517 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,317. They have surrendered 83 homers and they allow 4.94 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 693 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (620 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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