Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-103) Kia (-135)

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (8-15, 9th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, April 30, 2022, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (10-12, 6th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -103 while the Tigers are coming in at -135. The over/under opens at 7.5.

The Lions have hit 34 doubles as a squad and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging rate of .324 and have struck out 153 times, while taking a walk on 69 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in KBO. They have recorded 88 RBI's in addition to 186 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .239. They have notched a total of 96 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305.

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Jose Pirela is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Pirela has drilled 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 906 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .427 and he has a total of 3,100 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 8,101 times and has come through with a base knock 2,051 times. He has struck out 1,169 times and has walked on 647 occasions, contributing to a .346 on-base percentage. Pirela has an average at the plate of .283 for his time in baseball, with 1,144 scored runs and an OPS of .773.

The Lions have stolen 8 bags and have been thrown out 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 38.5%. The Samsung Lions have earned 600 putouts on the year, in addition to 238 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .972 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have accumulated 19 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 3.87 on the campaign (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 145 batters. Samsung has relinquished 201 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 86 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Lions pitchers have allowed 18 home runs in addition to 106 runs (2nd in KBO).

Kia has accumulated 11 home runs so far this year to go along with 90 runs batted in. They hit 41 two-baggers, while taking a walk 80 times as well as earning 96 runs. The Kia Tigers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .365 and they are earning 4.36 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 163 occasions (6th in KBO) and have accounted for 190 base hits.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In the 4,115 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .303 in addition to 1,248 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 29 times, with 1,565 total bases and also a .380 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 460 times while going down on strikes on 423 plate appearances. He has tallied 608 runs and has 462 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .374 and he has earned a career OPS of .754.

Out of their 16 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 10 times and been caught 6 times (37.5% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .964 (10th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 202 assists, 29 errors and have a total of 573 putouts so far this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.251 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (164 strikeouts against 69 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 170. They have surrendered 13 homers and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 91 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.30 (70 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-103)

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