Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (66-54, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (53-67, 10th in KBO).

The Lions have accumulated 180 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 145 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .420 and have been rung up 973 times, while getting the free base on 446 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 7th in KBO. They have recorded 604 runs batted in and 1,130 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .269. They have earned 636 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .347.

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Ji Chan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Kim has slapped 6 balls out of the park while driving in 109 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,870 times and has reached base with a hit 448 times. Kim has hit .281 for his time in baseball, in addition to 302 runs scored and an OPS of .692. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .327 in addition to racking up 521 bases. He has gone down on strikes 209 times and earned a walk on 193 occasions, contributing to a .365 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 3,266 putouts this season, in addition to 1,064 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and have earned 79 double plays. The Lions have stolen 100 bases and have been caught 44 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 30.6%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.52 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 832 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 135 long balls in addition to 589 runs in total (10th in KBO). Samsung has yielded 1,147 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 547 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .385 and they are earning 4.69 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 181 two-baggers, while taking a walk 404 times as well as putting up 563 runs. Kiwoom has accumulated 88 home runs on the year as well as 538 RBIs. They have struck out on 914 occasions (6th in KBO) and have earned 1,116 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team on-base percentage of .340 as well as a team batting average of .269 so far this season.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In the 4,301 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has recorded a batting average of .275 and has racked up 1,184 base knocks. He has homered 139 times, as well as 1,918 total bases and a .446 slugging percentage. Dawson has drawn a walk 507 times while going down on strikes on 1,013 chances. He has amassed 730 runs and also has 610 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .363 and he holds a career OPS of .809.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 1,109 assists, 92 errors and have 3,184 putouts for the year. Out of their 131 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 94 times and been caught 37 times (28.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.501 and have a FIP of 5.43 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.85 (776 strikeouts against 420 walks). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,173. They have allowed 120 home runs and they allow 5.43 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 640 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.00 (590 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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