LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (35-43, 6th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (46-30, 3rd in KBO) on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

As a unit, the LG Twins are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in KBO. They have accumulated 372 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .341. The Twins have accrued 119 doubles as a squad and have knocked 59 balls out of the park. They have accrued 349 RBI's and 708 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .268. LG has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 474 times, while being walked on 251 occasions.

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Ji Hwan Oh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In his career, Oh has hit 132 balls out of the park while knocking in 697 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .409 and he has totaled 2,172 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 6,145 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,399 times. He has fanned 1,371 times and has walked on 633 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .347 on-base percentage. Oh has accumulated a batting average of .263 for his career, in addition to 841 runs scored and an OPS of .756.

The LG Twins are sitting with 2,075 putouts on the year, in addition to 747 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 74 double plays. The Twins have swiped 67 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Twins pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and also 301 runs in total (9th in baseball). LG has given up 639 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 269 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 3.50 this year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 548 batters.

The Samsung Lions have compiled a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .257 so far this season. They have struck out on 546 instances (5th in the league) and are sitting with 685 base knocks. Samsung has tallied 45 home runs on the season and 300 runs batted in. The Lions have a team SLG% of .357 and they are scoring 4.09 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have 114 two-baggers, while getting a free base 233 times as well as recording 319 runs.

Jose Pirela is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In the 7,462 at-bats in his pro career, Pirela has an average at the plate of .283 in addition to 2,114 base knocks. He has homered 179 times, with 3,204 bases in total and also a .429 slugging percentage. Pirela has recorded a walk 674 times while being called out on strikes on 1,194 plate appearances. He has compiled 1,177 runs and also has 941 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .348 and he holds a career OPS of .777.

Of their 46 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 28 times and been caught 18 times (39.1% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in the league). The Lions have 780 assists, 69 errors and have earned 2,085 putouts on the season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.450 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.92 (528 strikeouts vs 275 walks). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 733. They have surrendered 67 home runs and they relinquish 4.89 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 378 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.18 (323 earned runs allowed).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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