Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (23-21, 5th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (24-20, 4th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

The Tigers have recorded 86 doubles as a team and have hit 32 balls out of the park. Kia is slugging .399 and have struck out 309 times, while drawing a walk on 168 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in KBO. They have compiled 200 RBI's in addition to 401 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .268. They have tallied 217 runs scored and have an OBP of .351.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .304 for his career in baseball, with 620 runs scored and an OPS of .757. He has been struck out 434 times and has gotten a free base on 474 occasions, contributing to a .376 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 30 balls out of the park while driving in 471 runs. His slugging percentage is .381 and he has totaled 1,601 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 4,856 times and also came through with a hit 1,277 times.

The Tigers have swiped 21 bags and have been caught 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.4%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,161 putouts on the campaign, as well as 409 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have a total of 25 double plays.

The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.51 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 327 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs and also 186 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kia has relinquished 367 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.70 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Samsung Lions have accounted for a team OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .258 this season. They have struck out on 310 instances (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 387 hits. Samsung has accumulated 26 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 174 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .366 and they average 4.20 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have put up 71 doubles, while walking 127 times and recording 185 runs.

Jose Pirela is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 7,331 at-bats in his pro career, Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .284 in addition to having 2,080 base knocks. He has hit a home run 173 times, with 3,147 total bases and also a .429 slugging %. Pirela has recorded a walk 659 times while striking out on 1,176 occasions. He is sitting with 1,160 runs and racked up 918 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .348 and he has earned a career OPS of .777.

Out of their 27 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 15 times and been caught 12 times (44.4% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have twisted 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (5th in KBO). The Lions have recorded 437 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 1,179 putouts on the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 174 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.27 (143 earned runs allowed). They have given up 34 homers and they relinquish 3.98 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.290 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.43 (308 strikeouts vs 127 walks). They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 380.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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