Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (53-67, 10th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (66-54, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 973 times, while taking a walk on 446 occasions. They have accumulated 604 RBI's and 1,130 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .269. The Lions have earned 180 doubles as a team and have hit 145 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 636 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 28 balls out of the park while knocking in 85 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .454 and he has totaled 239 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 586 times and has come through with a hit 128 times. He has fanned 179 times and has taken a walk on 48 occasions, contributing to a .308 on-base percentage. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .243 for his career in baseball, in addition to 74 scored runs and an OPS of .762.

The Lions have stolen 100 bags and have been caught 44 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.6%. The Samsung Lions have 3,266 putouts thus far, as well as 1,064 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 1st in the league and have 79 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.52 so far this season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 832 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 135 home runs and 589 runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 1,147 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 547 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team OBP of .340 as well as a batting average of .269 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 914 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 1,116 base hits. Kiwoom has recorded 88 HRs for the year as well as 538 RBIs. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .385 and they are recording 4.69 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 181 two-baggers, while getting a free base 404 times as well as recording 563 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 318 times while going down on strikes on 608 attempts. He has a total of 575 runs in addition to having earned 378 runs batted in. His OBP is .365 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .770. He has hit a home run 37 times, with 1,354 total bases and also a .405 slugging percentage. During the 3,343 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .305 with 1,018 base hits.

Out of their 131 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 94 times and been caught 37 times (28.2% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 111 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 1,109 assists, 92 errors and have earned a total of 3,184 putouts this season.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.501 in addition to having a FIP of 5.43 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,173. The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 640 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.00 (590 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 (776 strikeouts against 420 free passes). They have yielded 120 long balls and they surrender 5.43 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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