Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (37-46, 8th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, July 19, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (48-40, 2nd in KBO).

As a team, the Lotte Giants are recording 5.4 runs/g, which is 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 468 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348. The Giants have hit 163 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 69 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 435 runs batted in as well as 849 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .281. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 652 times, while being walked on 287 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .293 for his career in baseball, with 677 runs scored and an OPS of .747. He has been struck out 937 times and has been walked on 325 at-bats, contributing to a .338 OBP. For his career, Reyes has slapped 75 balls out of the park while driving in 627 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .409 and he has racked up 1,984 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,273 times and got on base with a base hit 1,420 times.

The Giants have swiped 61 bags and have been gunned down 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.7%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 2,274 putouts thus far, in addition to 856 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which is 6th in KBO and they have turned 87 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.97 over the course of the season (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 651 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 82 home runs in addition to 457 runs in total (8th in KBO). Lotte has given up 850 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) and 419 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Samsung has accumulated 100 home runs for the season and 429 RBIs. The have tallied 132 two-baggers, while getting a free base 340 times as well as putting up 452 runs. The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .342 in addition to a batting average of .261 so far this year. The Lions have a team slugging % of .407 and they tally 5.02 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 714 instances (3rd in KBO) and have recorded 806 base hits.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has drawn a free base 455 times while fanning on 890 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .380 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .884. For the 4,549 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has recorded a batting average of .314 in addition to 1,430 base hits. He has compiled 845 runs and also has 739 runs batted in. He has gone deep 153 times, as well as 2,288 bases in total and a .503 slugging percentage.

Out of their 122 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 88 times and been caught 34 times (27.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 751 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,411 putouts this year.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.440 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.99 (631 strikeouts against 317 walks). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 840. They have yielded 97 long balls and they give up 4.86 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 434 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.49 (401 earned runs relinquished).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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