Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (73-49, 1st in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, September 1, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (69-54, 2nd in KBO).

Kia has a slugging percentage of .457 and have struck out 787 times, while being walked on 463 occasions. They have earned 692 RBI's in addition to 1,319 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .298. The Tigers have accounted for 234 doubles as a unit and have smacked 140 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 728 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .369. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.9 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Brito has drilled 159 balls out of the park while driving in 868 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 7,072 times and has delivered a base knock 1,835 times. Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .284 in his time in baseball, with 982 runs scored and an OPS of .774. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .439 and he has totaled 2,844 bases. He has struck out 1,355 times and earned a walk on 497 at-bats, which has contributed to a .335 OBP.

The Tigers have stolen 96 bases and have been gunned down 29 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 23.2%. The Kia Tigers are sitting with 3,327 putouts on the year, as well as 1,211 assists and 126 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which puts them in 10th in the league and have a total of 110 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.48 on the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 954 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 127 long balls in addition to 666 total runs (4th in KBO). Kia has conceded 1,189 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 552 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50.

The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .346 and a team batting average of .268 this season. They have struck out on 992 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,156 hits. Samsung is sitting with 148 home runs for the year in addition to 615 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .418 and they average 5.18 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have notched 182 two-baggers, while walking 455 times as well as putting up 647 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In the 4,638 official at-bats in his career, Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .316 in addition to 1,465 hits. He has homered 158 times, with 2,347 total bases and a .506 slugging %. Koo has recorded a walk 469 times while fanning on 902 occasions. He has amassed 859 runs and has 759 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .382 and he has a career OPS of .889.

The Samsung Lions have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 1,088 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 3,353 putouts during this campaign. In their 146 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 102 times and been caught 44 times (30.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.408 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.78 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.10 (860 strikeouts vs 410 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,163. They have conceded 137 dingers and they surrender 4.78 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 594 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.44 (551 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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