KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (58-51, 3rd in KBO) play the KT Wiz (53-55, 6th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in KBO. They have accounted for 584 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .356. The Wiz have hit 175 doubles as a unit and have knocked 112 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 548 RBI's as well as 1,084 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .278. KT is slugging .414 and have struck out 881 times, while getting the free base on 455 occasions.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .309 for his career, in addition to 482 scored runs and an OPS of .888. He has been struck out 590 times and has gotten a free base on 383 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Kang has slapped 119 balls over the fence while driving in 483 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .498 and he has totaled 1,442 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,315 times and has delivered with a hit 894 times.

The Wiz have stolen 106 bases and have been gunned down 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.6%. The KT Wiz have a tally of 2,941 putouts so far this season, in addition to 988 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .977 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have 82 double plays.

The Wiz hold a team ERA of 5.34 so far this year (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 852 hitters. KT has relinquished 1,110 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 581 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Wiz pitchers have conceded 117 home runs and 641 runs (1st in the league).

Samsung has accounted for 131 long balls on the year and 553 runs batted in. They have notched 166 doubles, while getting a free base 409 times and putting up 583 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .348 as well as a batting average of .269 on the year. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .420 and they earn 5.25 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 882 occasions (2nd in KBO) and are sitting with 1,033 base hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In the 1,557 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .281 in addition to 438 base hits. He has hit the long ball 6 times, as well as 510 total bases and also a .328 slugging %. Kim has drawn a walk 187 times while striking out on 204 chances. He has amassed 292 runs in addition to having earned 109 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .364 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .692.

Out of their 138 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 96 times and been caught 42 times (30.4% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 948 assists, 69 errors and have a tally of 2,969 putouts this year.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.449 with a FIP of 4.97 as a staff this year. They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,058. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 547 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.62 (508 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (758 strikeouts vs 375 free passes). They have relinquished 120 homers and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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