NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/11/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (28-29, 6th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (21-36, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 3.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have earned 222 runs and hold an OBP of .321. The Dinos have hit 103 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 38 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 210 runs batted in and 485 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .249. NC has a slugging % of .363 and have struck out 431 times, while taking a walk on 185 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 91 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 508 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .490 and he has a total of 1,614 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,712 times and came through with a base hit 1,076 times. He has struck out 488 times and has walked on 294 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .389 on-base percentage. Park has an average at the plate of .327 in his time in baseball, with 603 runs scored and an OPS of .879.

The Dinos have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 37.5%. The NC Dinos have amassed 1,552 putouts for the season, in addition to 548 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 45 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 3.95 so far this year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 484 hitters. NC has surrendered 494 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 227 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37. Dinos pitchers have conceded 37 long balls in addition to 259 runs in total (3rd in the league).

Samsung has knocked in 35 home runs this season and 238 runs batted in. They have 92 two-baggers, while taking a walk 169 times and earning 253 runs. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .261 on the season. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .368 and they average 4.44 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have struck out on 398 occasions (6th in KBO) and have recorded 514 hits.

Jose Pirela is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 7,384 at-bats in his baseball career, Pirela has recorded a batting average of .284 in addition to 2,100 hits. He has homered 176 times, with 3,181 total bases and also a .431 slugging percentage. Pirela has recorded a walk 666 times while being called out on strikes on 1,182 attempts. He has accounted for 1,170 runs in addition to having earned 929 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .349 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .780.

The Samsung Lions have turned 47 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in KBO). The Lions have recorded 576 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 1,530 putouts for the year. In their 29 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 15 times and been caught 14 times (48.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 257 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.76 (213 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 49 homers and they concede 4.54 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.400 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.54 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (387 strikeouts against 189 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 525.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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