Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (49-64, 8th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (51-59, 7th in KBO).

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have 503 runs and have an OBP of .334. The Lions have recorded 170 doubles as a unit and have hit 70 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 477 RBI's and 1,040 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .265. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while getting the free base on 368 occasions.

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Jose Pirela is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Pirela has hit 208 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,069 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .435 and he has totaled 3,563 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 9,126 times and has come through with a base hit 2,339 times. He has fanned 1,296 times and has been walked on 726 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .349 OBP. Pirela has compiled an average at the plate of .286 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,283 runs scored and an OPS of .784.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 3,058 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,124 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 92 double plays. The Lions have swiped 61 bags and have been caught 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.7%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have surrendered 98 long balls and also 577 runs in total (2nd in KBO). Samsung has conceded 1,134 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.60 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 728 hitters.

The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .261 this year. They have struck out on 753 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 964 hits. Lotte is sitting with 52 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 452 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .357 and they average 4.43 runs per game (6th in the league). They have notched 169 two-baggers, while getting a free base 401 times and putting up 487 runs.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For the 5,618 at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has earned a batting average of .297 in addition to having 1,670 hits. He has gone deep 138 times, as well as 2,455 total bases and a .437 slugging %. Ahn has earned a walk 547 times while striking out on 837 attempts. He has scored 824 runs in addition to having 833 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .363 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .800.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Giants have accrued 1,043 assists, 79 errors and are sitting with 2,932 putouts on the campaign. Of their 100 attempts at stealing a base, 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 with a FIP of 4.81 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 (807 strikeouts vs 419 bases on balls). They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,030. They have allowed 61 home runs and they surrender 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 522 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.27 (464 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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