KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/21/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jeong-dae Bae and the KT Wiz (17-21, 8th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, May 21, 2022, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (20-18, 6th in KBO).

The Wiz have recorded 51 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 24 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging % of .350 and have struck out 315 times, while taking a walk on 138 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which is 7th in the league. They have compiled 137 RBI's and 318 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .249. They have a total of 154 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329.

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Jeong-dae Bae is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his pro baseball career, Bae has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 149 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .362 and he has racked up 489 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 1,550 times and has delivered a base hit 346 times. He has gone down on strikes 360 times and has taken a walk on 158 at-bats, contributing to a .341 OBP. Bae has earned a batting average of .256 for his career, with 218 scored runs and an OPS of .703.

The Wiz have swiped 22 bags and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.1%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,013 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 378 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which is 4th in KBO and have accumulated 35 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 3.50 on the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 283 batters. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 24 home runs and also 152 total runs (6th in baseball). KT has conceded 336 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 131 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Samsung has a total of 22 HRs on the season to go along with 159 runs batted in. They have recorded 64 doubles, while walking 110 times and recording 168 runs. The Samsung Lions hold an OBP of .326 in addition to a batting average of .265 so far this year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .376 and they average 4.42 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 264 instances (7th in KBO) and are sitting with 346 hits.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Kang has earned a walk 690 times while fanning on 1,367 chances. He has accrued 833 runs and notched 1,039 runs batted in. His on-base % is .354 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .815. He has gone yard 291 times, as well as 2,996 total bases and a .461 slugging %. In the 6,494 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .275 with 1,784 base knocks.

Of their 20 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 11 times and been caught 9 times (45.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .974 (6th in KBO). The Lions have accrued 384 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,008 putouts over the course of the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 153 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.38 (126 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 29 dingers and they relinquish 4.10 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 (251 strikeouts against 100 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 335.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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