Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (62-47, 2nd in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (48-61, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

The Lions have earned 169 doubles as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 735 times, while taking a walk on 357 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have amassed 467 runs batted in as well as 1,009 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .266. They have racked up 492 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335.

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Min-ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has earned a batting average of .276 for his time in baseball, in addition to 909 runs scored and an OPS of .817. He has struck out 1,460 times and has gotten a free base on 760 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .355 on-base percentage. In his career, Kang has drilled 317 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,148 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .462 in addition to earning 3,287 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 8,152 times and has come through with a hit 1,963 times.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,953 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,091 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 89 double plays. The Lions have stolen 56 bases and have been caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 29.1%.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.59 on the campaign (10th in KBO), and they have rung up 704 hitters. Lions pitchers have yielded 91 home runs and also 555 runs (2nd in baseball). Samsung has given up 1,091 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 502 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .372 and they score 4.72 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 188 doubles, while walking 379 times as well as recording 524 runs. KT has recorded 64 home runs on the season to go along with 479 RBIs. They have struck out on 857 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,034 base hits. The KT Wiz have an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .268 on the campaign.

Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Jang has tallied a free base 327 times while striking out on 587 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .331 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .711. Over the course of the 2,828 at-bats in his pro career, Jang has hit .254 with 717 base hits. He has compiled 293 runs and also has 418 runs batted in. He has homered 85 times, with 1,074 total bases and also a .380 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have twisted 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 1,036 assists, 83 errors and have accounted for 2,985 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 90 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 80 times and been caught 10 times (11.1% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have allowed 486 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.03 (446 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 70 homers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.40 (751 strikeouts against 313 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,033.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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