Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (64-53, 2nd in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (50-59, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

The Giants have tallied 223 doubles as a unit and have knocked 101 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .431 and have been called out on strikes 840 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are recording 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have tallied 589 RBI's in addition to 1,123 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .283. They have earned 628 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his career, Reyes has drilled 80 baseballs out of the park while driving in 642 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 5,390 times and came through with a base base hit 1,459 times. Reyes has hit .294 for his baseball career, in addition to 699 runs scored and an OPS of .752. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .413 and he has racked up 2,046 bases. He has been struck out 950 times and has been walked on 332 occasions, contributing to a .339 on-base %.

The Lotte Giants have amassed 2,975 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,125 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 7th in KBO and they have turned 114 double plays. The Giants have stolen 74 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.8%.

The Giants have a team ERA of 5.05 so far this year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 870 hitters. Lotte has relinquished 1,123 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 556 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have given up 114 home runs and 610 runs in total (8th in baseball).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .420 and they average 5.19 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have 175 two-baggers, while getting a free base 435 times as well as putting up 618 runs. Samsung has accounted for 141 home runs on the campaign as well as 587 runs batted in. They have struck out on 945 instances (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 1,107 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled a team on-base percentage of .347 as well as a batting average of .269 so far this year.

Ja Wook Koo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Koo has drawn a walk 464 times while being called out on strikes on 898 chances. He has accrued 854 runs in addition to having 754 runs batted in. His on-base % is .382 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .887. He has gone deep 156 times, as well as 2,332 bases in total and also a .505 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,616 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has a batting average of .316 and has racked up 1,458 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 76 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 1,023 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 3,185 putouts this year. Out of their 144 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 100 times and been caught 44 times (30.6% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 570 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.49 (530 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 127 homers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.424 and have a FIP of 4.83 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 (818 strikeouts vs 396 free passes). They sit at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,115.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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