Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Min Suk Kim and the Lotte Giants (60-67, 7th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (53-74, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

The Lions have earned 180 doubles as a unit and have hit 78 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging % of .368 and have struck out 847 times, while taking a walk on 428 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in KBO. They have earned 529 runs batted in in addition to 1,158 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .264. They have racked up 556 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 318 balls out of the park while driving in 1,155 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .461 and he has a total of 3,302 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 8,209 times and has notched a base hit 1,974 times. He has struck out 1,466 times and has been walked on 768 occasions, which has contributed to a .355 on-base %. Kang has hit .275 for his career, with 915 scored runs and an OPS of .816.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 3,424 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,264 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 104 double plays. The Lions have stolen 70 bags and have been gunned down 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.6%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.64 so far this year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 817 batters. Lions pitchers have conceded 111 home runs and also 655 runs in total (2nd in KBO). Samsung has given up 1,262 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 588 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Lotte Giants have tallied a team on-base percentage of .336 as well as a team batting average of .262 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 887 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 1,116 base hits. Lotte has accounted for 59 home runs over the course of the season as well as 516 RBIs. The Giants have a SLG% of .358 and they earn 4.37 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have 198 doubles, while getting a free base 463 times and scoring 555 runs.

Min Suk Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Kim has recorded a free base 35 times while fanning on 117 plate appearances. He has accumulated 61 runs and also has 37 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .309 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .646. He has gone yard 4 times, with 145 total bases and a .336 slugging percentage. For the 432 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .252 with 109 base knocks.

The Lotte Giants have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,201 assists, 92 errors and have amassed 3,373 putouts on the season. Of their 115 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 40 times (34.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 582 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.13 (516 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 70 dingers and they give up 4.66 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.478 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (947 strikeouts vs 474 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,187.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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