Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (57-49, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, August 9, 2024, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (62-43, 1st in KBO).

Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 854 times, while drawing a walk on 402 occasions. They have amassed 537 runs batted in and 998 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .268. The Lions have hit 161 doubles as a squad and have smacked 127 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 566 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .348. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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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 over the fence while driving in 747 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 5,156 times and got on base with a base knock 1,441 times. Koo has hit .315 for his career, in addition to 850 runs scored and an OPS of .886. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .504 in addition to having tallied 2,305 bases. He has struck out 891 times and earned a walk on 459 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .382 OBP.

The Lions have stolen 96 bags and have been caught 40 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 29.4%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,884 putouts thus far, in addition to 924 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and they have turned 72 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.58 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 741 batters. Samsung has relinquished 1,022 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have surrendered 115 long balls and also 528 total runs (10th in the league).

Kia has knocked in 125 HRs over the course of the season and 604 RBIs. The have tallied 201 doubles, while getting a free base 420 times as well as recording 638 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 as well as a batting average of .296 for the year. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .458 and they average 5.96 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have struck out on 689 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 1,132 hits.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has earned a free base 495 times while going down on strikes on 1,346 occasions. His on-base percentage is .334 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .774. For the 6,402 at-bats in his career, Brito has earned a batting average of .283 with 1,811 hits. He has accrued 972 runs and racked up 857 runs batted in. He has homered 158 times, as well as 2,808 total bases and a .439 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 102 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,079 assists, 109 errors and have a tally of 2,873 putouts so far this year. In their 108 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 84 times and been caught 24 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.525 and have a FIP of 5.54 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,042. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 589 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.54 (483 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.96 (818 strikeouts against 418 free passes). They have allowed 106 dingers and they allow 5.54 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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