Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (57-63, 7th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (71-56, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, September 6, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have accounted for 677 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .346. The Lions have hit 185 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 160 balls out of the park. They have 645 RBI's and 1,191 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .268. Samsung has a slugging % of .423 and have been rung up 1,034 times, while drawing a walk on 474 occasions.

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Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his career in baseball, in addition to 309 scored runs and an OPS of .695. He has gone down on strikes 212 times and has taken a walk on 198 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .366 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has hit 6 balls out of the park while driving in 112 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .329 and he has totaled 534 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 1,903 times and has delivered a hit 457 times.

The Samsung Lions have 3,461 putouts this season, as well as 1,119 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and they have turned 86 double plays. The Lions have swiped 103 bases and have been caught 46 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.9%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have relinquished 142 home runs and also 619 runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has surrendered 1,211 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 576 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.50 on the campaign (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 882 hitters.

The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .350 in addition to a batting average of .283 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 932 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,233 hits. Lotte has 113 home runs this season as well as 652 runs batted in. The Giants have a SLG% of .431 and they score 5.62 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 244 doubles, while getting a free base 416 times and scoring 691 runs.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In the 1,017 at-bats in his pro career, Go has accrued an average at the plate of .278 with 283 base hits. He has gone deep 19 times, as well as 419 bases in total and also a .412 slugging percentage. Go has earned a walk 111 times while being called out on strikes on 214 tries. He has accumulated 148 runs in addition to having earned 131 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .346 and he has a career OPS of .759.

Of their 110 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 78 times and been caught 32 times (29.1% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 127 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Giants have recorded 1,233 assists, 103 errors and have a total of 3,272 putouts for the year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.530 with a FIP of 5.50 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (965 strikeouts against 457 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,211. They have given up 123 long balls and they relinquish 5.50 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 666 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.03 (609 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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