Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/10/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (40-57, 9th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (49-48, 5th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

The Tigers have earned 180 doubles as a unit and have knocked 77 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging % of .401 and have been called out on strikes 673 times, while being walked on 379 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have 468 RBI's in addition to 928 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is .273. They have notched a total of 498 runs and hold an OBP of .352.

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Sung Bum Na is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Na has hit 227 balls out of the park while knocking in 898 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,205 times and has delivered a hit 1,455 times. Na has compiled an average at the plate of .314 in his time in baseball, in addition to 877 scored runs and an OPS of .919. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .538 and he has a total of 2,496 bases. He has been struck out 1,153 times and has gotten a free base on 410 occasions, which contributes in part to a .381 on-base percentage.

The Tigers have stolen 47 bases and have been gunned down 30 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 39.0%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 2,600 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 955 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 4th in the league and have a total of 70 double plays.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.11 on the year (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 707 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 80 home runs and 451 runs in total (5th in KBO). Kia has surrendered 861 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 396 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.39.

The Lions have a team SLG% of .368 and they average 4.36 runs per game (6th in the league). They have notched 155 doubles, while taking a walk 302 times and recording 432 runs. Samsung has accounted for 61 HRs this year as well as 407 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 717 occasions (5th in the league) and have recorded 910 hits. The Samsung Lions have tallied a team on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .263 so far this season.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a free base 680 times while going down on strikes on 1,211 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .349 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .781. In the 7,553 at-bats in his career, Pirela has hit .284 in addition to having 2,148 hits. He has accounted for 1,200 runs in addition to having earned 961 runs batted in. He has homered 186 times, in addition to having 3,265 total bases and also a .432 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in KBO). The Lions have 974 assists, 83 errors and have earned 2,672 putouts on the season. In their 58 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 35 times and been caught 23 times (39.7% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 5.05 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (682 strikeouts vs 360 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 943. They have conceded 90 homers and they allow 5.05 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 500 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (435 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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