Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (53-42, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (51-46, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.1 runs/g, which has them at 9th in baseball. They have notched a total of 505 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .343. The Lions have earned 145 doubles as a unit and have hit 113 balls out of the park. They have tallied 478 RBI's in addition to 894 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .263. Samsung is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 787 times, while drawing a walk on 366 occasions.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a batting average of .239 for his career, with 64 runs scored and an OPS of .751. He has struck out 144 times and has taken a walk on 44 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .309 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 22 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 69 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .442 in addition to earning 198 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 503 times and has delivered with a base hit 107 times.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,644 putouts thus far, as well as 843 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 3rd in the league and they have turned 66 double plays. The Lions have swiped 91 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.9%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have surrendered 108 home runs in addition to 488 total runs (9th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 935 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 449 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.59 this year (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 685 hitters.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .404 and they are recording 5.51 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They hit 148 doubles, while taking a walk 436 times and scoring 534 runs. LG has accumulated 73 home runs this year to go along with 506 RBIs. They have struck out on 666 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 930 hits. The LG Twins have an OBP of .367 and a batting average of .282 this year.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In the 2,409 official at-bats in his career, Hong has earned a batting average of .309 in addition to having 745 hits. He has homered 18 times, with 963 total bases and also a .400 slugging %. Hong has earned a walk 440 times while going down on strikes on 459 tries. He has a total of 470 runs and also has 278 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .429 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .830.

The LG Twins have turned 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 898 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 2,583 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 120 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 93 times and been caught 27 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.496 and have a FIP of 5.05 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (721 strikeouts vs 371 walks). They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 917. They have allowed 78 dingers and they concede 5.05 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The LG pitching staff have given up 483 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.51 (431 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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