Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (69-54, 2nd in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (53-71, 9th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 6th in KBO. They have accumulated 553 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. The Lions have hit 179 doubles as a unit and have smacked 78 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 526 runs batted in and 1,138 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .265. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 829 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Lee has slapped 19 balls out of the park while driving in 75 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 706 times and has delivered with a base knock 158 times. Lee has hit .249 for his baseball career, in addition to 76 scored runs and an OPS of .679. He has earned a slugging percentage of .377 and he has totaled 239 bases. He has gone down on strikes 120 times and has walked on 46 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .302 on-base percentage.

The Lions have stolen 67 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 29.5%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 3,346 putouts this season, as well as 1,234 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 103 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.66 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 800 batters. Lions pitchers have given up 108 home runs and also 640 total runs (2nd in the league). Samsung has surrendered 1,240 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 577 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.47.

The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .371 and they are recording 4.73 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They hit 214 doubles, while getting a free base 443 times and putting up 596 runs. KT has compiled 75 home runs for the year in addition to 548 runs batted in. They have struck out on 969 instances (3rd in KBO) and have a total of 1,162 hits. The KT Wiz have earned a team OBP of .336 as well as a batting average of .265 this season.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. During the 2,252 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .272 in addition to 612 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 66 times, with 948 total bases and also a .421 slugging %. Kim has recorded a free base 233 times while striking out on 467 plate appearances. He has scored 321 runs and also has 291 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .354 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .775.

In their 112 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 97 times and been caught 15 times (13.4% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have twisted 98 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (2nd in the league). The Wiz have racked up 1,186 assists, 88 errors and have accumulated 3,387 putouts so far this season.

The KT pitching staff have surrendered 559 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (513 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 77 long balls and they yield 4.46 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.361 in addition to having a FIP of 4.46 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.44 (853 strikeouts against 349 walks). They have a ranking of 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,188.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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