Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (48-40, 2nd in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (52-35, 1st in KBO).

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in baseball. They have earned a total of 452 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342. The Lions have accrued 132 doubles as a unit and have knocked 100 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 429 runs batted in and 806 hits for the year, and their batting average is .261. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been rung up 714 times, while getting the free base on 340 occasions.

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Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 6 baseballs over the fence while driving in 103 runs. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 1,741 times and also came through with a hit 408 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .275 for his career in baseball, with 273 runs scored and an OPS of .679. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .320 and he has totaled 475 bases. He has fanned 200 times and earned a walk on 179 at-bats, contributing to a .359 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,411 putouts for the season, in addition to 751 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 1st in KBO and have accumulated 56 double plays. The Lions have stolen 88 bases and have been caught 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.9%.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.49 so far this season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 631 batters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 97 long balls and 434 total runs (10th in the league). Samsung has surrendered 840 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 401 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .452 and they earn 6.02 runs per game (1st in baseball). They hit 166 doubles, while taking a walk 356 times as well as scoring 536 runs. Kia has tallied 101 home runs over the course of the season as well as 508 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 572 occasions (10th in the league) and have totaled 945 base hits. The Kia Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .369 as well as a team batting average of .295 so far this year.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has earned a walk 99 times while going down on strikes on 191 tries. His OBP comes in at .372 and he also has a career OPS of .863. Over the course of the 908 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .302 and has racked up 274 base knocks. He has amassed 196 runs and has 130 runs batted in. He has homered 33 times, in addition to having 446 total bases and a .491 slugging percentage.

Out of their 97 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 76 times and been caught 21 times (21.6% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 90 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 911 assists, 92 errors and have amassed 2,406 putouts over the course of the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.496 and have a FIP of 5.33 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 857. The Kia pitching staff have yielded 475 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (396 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.99 (681 strikeouts against 343 bases on balls). They have allowed 90 homers and they allow 5.33 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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