Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-49, 9th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (33-52, 10th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 592 times, while taking a walk on 275 occasions. They have compiled 337 runs batted in in addition to 751 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .257. The Lions have accrued 127 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. They have earned 351 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .327. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 9th in the league.

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Jose Pirela is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Pirela has a batting average of .286 for his career, with 1,272 runs scored and an OPS of .784. He has struck out 1,287 times and earned a walk on 718 occasions, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. In his career, Pirela has hit 205 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,056 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .435 and he has totaled 3,523 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 9,020 times and has delivered a base knock 2,313 times.

The Lions have swiped 36 bases and have been caught 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.0%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,273 putouts this year, in addition to 833 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and they have twisted 64 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have given up 70 home runs and also 428 total runs (1st in KBO). Samsung has allowed 823 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 385 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.58 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and they have struck out 564 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .347 and they earn 4.00 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have hit 145 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times and notching 364 runs. Kiwoom has hit 38 home runs for the year and 350 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 689 occasions (1st in KBO) and have tallied 802 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .254 so far this year.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has recorded a free base 383 times while going down on strikes on 304 tries. He has amassed 581 runs and racked up 515 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .407 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .898. He has homered 65 times, with 1,706 bases in total and also a .491 slugging percentage. During the 3,475 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has an average at the plate of .340 with 1,181 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 896 assists, 63 errors and have notched a total of 2,456 putouts so far this year. Out of their 90 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 67 times and been caught 23 times (25.6% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 824. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 393 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.87 (352 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 (645 strikeouts against 278 free passes). They have allowed 48 homers and they give up 4.32 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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