Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (44-36, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (45-33, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

The Tigers have accounted for 139 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 89 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging % of .447 and have struck out 520 times, while drawing a walk on 320 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have amassed 440 RBI's as well as 839 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .294. They are sitting with 465 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .368.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has a batting average of .311 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,271 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has struck out 1,372 times and has taken a walk on 1,111 occasions, which has contributed to a .401 on-base percentage. In his career, Choi has hit 388 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,613 runs. His slugging percentage is .531 and he has a total of 4,113 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 9,060 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,405 times.

The Tigers have swiped 65 bases and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.5%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 2,157 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 810 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .972 which ranks 10th in the league and have a total of 80 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.43 so far this season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 610 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 82 home runs and also 422 total runs (7th in the league). Kia has relinquished 772 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 354 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with a team OBP of .341 as well as a team batting average of .262 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 635 instances (3rd in baseball) and have 740 hits. Samsung is sitting with 87 long balls on the campaign as well as 380 RBIs. The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .404 and they have an average of 4.88 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have recorded 123 doubles, while taking a walk 299 times as well as scoring 400 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a walk 41 times while being called out on strikes on 130 plate appearances. His OBP sits at .314 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .764. Over the course of the 400 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .243 with 97 base knocks. He has accrued 56 runs and has 59 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 20 times, as well as 180 total bases and also a .450 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have racked up 683 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,195 putouts this season. Out of their 110 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 79 times and been caught 31 times (28.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.437 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 (570 strikeouts vs 298 walks). They come in at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 753. They have allowed 83 dingers and they allow 4.75 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 386 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.42 (359 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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