Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (62-44, 1st in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (57-50, 3rd in KBO) on Sunday, August 11, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been rung up 868 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. They have accrued 541 runs batted in and 1,007 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .268. The Lions have tallied 162 doubles as a unit and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 570 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 154 baseballs out of the park while driving in 747 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .504 and he has a total of 2,305 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 5,160 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,441 times. He has struck out 894 times and earned a walk on 460 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .381 on-base percentage. Koo has earned a batting average of .315 for his career, in addition to 850 scored runs and an OPS of .885.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,911 putouts so far this season, as well as 931 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 1st in the league and have earned 72 double plays. The Lions have stolen 96 bases and have been caught 41 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.9%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have conceded 118 home runs and 534 runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has surrendered 1,032 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 495 earned runs. The Lions have an earned run average of 4.59 on the year (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 749 batters.

Kia has accumulated 125 long balls this year to go along with 604 RBIs. They have 202 doubles, while walking 423 times as well as putting up 638 runs. The Kia Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .368 as well as a batting average of .295 this year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .455 and they score 5.91 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have struck out on 698 instances (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,140 hits.

Socrates Brito is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For the 6,406 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has earned a batting average of .283 and has racked up 1,812 base hits. He has gone deep 158 times, with 2,810 total bases and also a .439 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a walk 496 times while striking out on 1,346 tries. He has compiled 972 runs and has 857 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .335 and he has a career OPS of .774.

In their 108 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 84 times and been caught 24 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,090 assists, 110 errors and have a total of 2,909 putouts over the course of the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.48 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.98 (832 strikeouts against 421 free passes). They rank 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,047. They have allowed 106 dingers and they relinquish 5.48 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have given up 590 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.49 (483 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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