Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (87-55, 1st in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

The Lions have accounted for 204 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 185 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .428 and have been called out on strikes 1,150 times, while being walked on 531 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in KBO. They have 734 RBI's and 1,336 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .269. They have earned a total of 770 runs while having a team OBP of .347.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his career, Koo has hit 167 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 786 runs. His career slugging percentage is .512 in addition to earning 2,408 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,307 times and has come through with a base hit 1,495 times. He has been struck out 910 times and has been walked on 478 occasions, contributing to a .385 on-base %. Koo has hit .318 in his time in baseball, in addition to 879 runs scored and an OPS of .897.

The Lions have stolen 114 bags and have been caught 50 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.5%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 3,848 putouts thus far, as well as 1,252 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 1st in the league and have earned 105 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have given up 164 long balls and 719 runs in total (10th in KBO). Samsung has given up 1,384 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 667 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.68 for the year (3rd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 980 hitters.

The Kia Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .370 in addition to a team batting average of .301 for the year. They have been rung up on 915 occasions (10th in baseball) and have a total of 1,542 hits. Kia has knocked in 163 long balls on the campaign in addition to 812 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .459 and they have an average of 5.96 runs per game (1st in baseball). The have tallied 266 doubles, while walking 529 times and notching 858 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a walk 500 times while being called out on strikes on 1,363 chances. He has a total of 993 runs in addition to having 879 runs batted in. His on-base % is .335 and he holds a career OPS of .775. He has hit it out of the park 162 times, in addition to having 2,879 total bases and also a .440 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 6,536 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .284 in addition to having 1,857 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 133 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 1,400 assists, 146 errors and have 3,864 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 139 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 108 times and been caught 31 times (22.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.478 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.30 as a unit over the course of the season. They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,365. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 759 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (629 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.09 (1,125 strikeouts vs 539 walks). They have surrendered 141 long balls and they give up 5.30 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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