Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Monday, September 23, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (76-61, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Monday, September 23, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (83-53, 1st in KBO).

The Lions have compiled 199 two-baggers as a team and have hit 177 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging rate of .429 and have been rung up 1,108 times, while drawing a walk on 517 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have compiled 711 RBI's and 1,303 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .271. They have earned a total of 747 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .349.

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Young Woong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 29 balls out of the park while knocking in 89 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 610 times and has come through with a base hit 131 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .239 for his career in baseball, in addition to 76 runs scored and an OPS of .755. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .450 and he has racked up 246 bases. He has gone down on strikes 184 times and has taken a walk on 51 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .305 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have 3,719 putouts this year, as well as 1,202 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which ranks 1st in the league and they have turned 99 double plays. The Lions have swiped 111 bases and have been gunned down 48 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.2%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.66 for the season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 950 hitters. Samsung has yielded 1,325 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 641 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have allowed 156 home runs and 685 runs in total (10th in the league).

Kia has accumulated 159 home runs for the season and 781 RBIs. They have put up 260 two-baggers, while walking 505 times as well as recording 822 runs. The Kia Tigers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .369 as well as a batting average of .301 so far this season. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .462 and they are recording 5.96 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 870 occasions (10th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,480 hits.

Chan Ho Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In the 3,043 at-bats in his career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .262 with 796 hits. He has hit the long ball 17 times, as well as 992 total bases and a .326 slugging percentage. Park has recorded a walk 274 times while being called out on strikes on 464 chances. He has tallied 435 runs in addition to having 307 runs batted in. His on-base % is .322 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .648.

Of their 138 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 107 times and been caught 31 times (22.5% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 125 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have 1,341 assists, 140 errors and have a total of 3,705 putouts over the course of the season.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 729 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (605 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 138 long balls and they surrender 5.31 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.481 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.31 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.08 (1,079 strikeouts against 520 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,309.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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