Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (43-33, 2nd in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 27, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (43-34, 3rd in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been rung up 600 times, while being walked on 286 occasions. They have earned 370 RBI's and 708 hits for the year, while their batting average is at .266. The Lions have accumulated 120 doubles as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the park. They have a total of 390 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .345. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which is 9th in the league.

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David MacKinnon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon is sitting with a batting avereage of .302 in his time in baseball, with 498 scored runs and an OPS of .821. He has fanned 550 times and earned a walk on 455 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .394 on-base %. In his career, MacKinnon has hit 63 baseballs out of the park while driving in 440 runs. His slugging percentage is .427 in addition to having tallied 1,360 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,736 times and has come through with a base hit 963 times.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,067 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 646 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 50 double plays. The Lions have stolen 76 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.3%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.57 for the year (4th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 532 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 80 home runs in addition to 374 total runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has yielded 723 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 350 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46.

The LG Twins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .374 as well as a batting average of .285 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 529 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 767 base hits. LG has hit 60 home runs over the course of the season as well as 422 RBIs. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .412 and they tally 5.65 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They hit 127 doubles, while taking a walk 373 times as well as earning 446 runs.

Hae Min Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Park has earned a free base 527 times while fanning on 893 occasions. His on-base percentage is .352 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .732. During the 5,325 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has earned a batting average of .286 in addition to having 1,521 hits. He has scored 923 runs in addition to having 555 runs batted in. He has gone deep 52 times, in addition to having 2,026 bases in total and a .380 slugging percentage.

In their 96 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 76 times and been caught 20 times (20.8% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 727 assists, 61 errors and have amassed 2,100 putouts so far this season.

The LG pitching staff have allowed 397 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (357 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 70 dingers and they allow 5.10 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.527 and have a FIP of 5.10 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 (597 strikeouts against 315 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 754.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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