Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (64-52, 2nd in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (50-57, 8th in KBO) on Friday, August 23, 2024.

Lotte has a slugging % of .430 and have struck out 823 times, while being walked on 374 occasions. They have earned 580 RBI's and 1,106 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .283. The Giants have accumulated 219 doubles as a team and have smacked 97 balls out of the stadium. They have 619 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 5.6 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league.

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Seung Min Go is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Go has drilled 17 balls over the fence while driving in 121 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .404 and he has a total of 391 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,096 times and has come through with a hit 266 times. He has struck out 206 times and has taken a walk on 107 occasions, contributing to a .345 OBP. Go has earned a batting average of .275 for his baseball career, in addition to 140 runs scored and an OPS of .749.

The Giants have stolen 73 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.1%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 2,927 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,102 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have earned 111 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have conceded 112 long balls and 598 total runs (8th in baseball). Lotte has conceded 1,102 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 546 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 5.04 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 860 hitters.

Samsung has accounted for 140 HRs so far this season as well as 585 runs batted in. They have hit 175 two-baggers, while taking a walk 435 times as well as putting up 616 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated a team OBP of .348 and a team batting average of .269 over the course of the season. The Lions have a SLG% of .421 and they are scoring 5.22 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 938 instances (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,097 hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a walk 191 times while being called out on strikes on 209 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .365 and he holds a career OPS of .693. During the 1,588 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .282 with 448 hits. He is sitting with 300 runs and has 109 runs batted in. He has gone deep 6 times, with 521 total bases and also a .328 slugging %.

Out of their 142 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 98 times and been caught 44 times (31.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 1,013 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 3,158 putouts this year.

The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 565 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.49 (525 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 125 dingers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.425 and have a FIP of 4.83 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.08 (810 strikeouts vs 390 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,109.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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