Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (49-64, 8th in KBO) head to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (51-59, 7th in KBO).

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They have earned a total of 503 runs scored and have an OBP of .334. The Lions have recorded 170 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 70 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 477 RBI's and 1,040 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .265. Samsung has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while taking a walk on 368 occasions.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kang has drilled 317 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,149 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,156 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,965 times. Kang is sitting with a batting avereage of .276 for his career, with 910 runs scored and an OPS of .817. His career slugging percentage is .462 in addition to earning 3,289 bases. He has fanned 1,460 times and has walked on 760 occasions, which has contributed to a .355 on-base percentage.

The Lions have stolen 61 bags and have been caught 27 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.7%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 3,058 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,124 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and they have twisted 92 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.60 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 728 hitters. Samsung has given up 1,134 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 521 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and also 577 runs in total (2nd in KBO).

The Lotte Giants have earned an OBP of .334 as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 753 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 964 base hits. Lotte has compiled 52 home runs so far this year and 452 RBIs. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .357 and they are scoring 4.43 runs per game (6th in the league). They have 169 two-baggers, while taking a walk 401 times and scoring 487 runs.

Min Suk Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Over the course of the 388 at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .263 with 102 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 4 times, with 136 total bases and also a .351 slugging %. Kim has recorded a free base 32 times while going down on strikes on 108 attempts. He has compiled 59 runs in addition to having earned 36 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .320 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .671.

The Lotte Giants have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,043 assists, 79 errors and have a total of 2,932 putouts on the season. Out of their 100 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 66 times and been caught 34 times (34.0% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.483 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.81 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.93 (807 strikeouts vs 419 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,030. They have allowed 61 home runs and they relinquish 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 522 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.27 (464 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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