Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (51-47, 3rd in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (53-43, 2nd in KBO).

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.1 runs/g, which is 9th in the league. They have earned a total of 508 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .342. The Lions have accrued 146 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 480 RBI's and 903 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .263. Samsung is slugging .412 and have struck out 793 times, while drawing a walk on 367 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 154 balls out of the park while knocking in 742 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 5,136 times and has delivered with a hit 1,433 times. Koo has recorded a batting average of .314 for his baseball career, in addition to 846 runs scored and an OPS of .884. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .503 and he has a total of 2,294 bases. He has struck out 891 times and has walked on 456 occasions, which has contributed to a .381 on-base %.

The Lions have swiped 92 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.7%. The Samsung Lions have earned 2,671 putouts for the season, as well as 851 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 3rd in KBO and have earned 67 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have allowed 109 home runs and 492 total runs (9th in the league). Samsung has relinquished 947 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 453 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.58 over the course of the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 695 hitters.

The LG Twins hold an OBP of .368 and a batting average of .282 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 670 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 939 hits. LG has compiled 75 home runs so far this season to go along with 511 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging % of .405 and they score 5.51 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have 148 two-baggers, while taking a walk 444 times as well as recording 540 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has tallied a walk 423 times while fanning on 846 occasions. His on-base % is .349 and he has earned a career OPS of .804. Over the course of the 4,406 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has compiled an average at the plate of .284 in addition to having 1,253 hits. He has a total of 671 runs and has 666 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 140 times, in addition to having 2,005 bases in total and a .455 slugging %.

The LG Twins have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 910 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 2,610 putouts on the campaign. Of their 121 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 93 times and been caught 28 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.499 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.09 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.93 (726 strikeouts vs 376 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 928. They have surrendered 80 dingers and they concede 5.09 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The LG pitching staff have yielded 492 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.55 (440 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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