Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/14/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (35-49, 8th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, July 14, 2022, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (43-38, 4th in KBO).

The Lions have accumulated 127 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 55 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging rate of .370 and have been called out on strikes 590 times, while drawing a walk on 248 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have accounted for 339 runs batted in as well as 759 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .262. They have a total of 360 runs while holding a team OBP of .324.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Pirela has hit 184 baseballs over the fence while driving in 951 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 8,366 times and also came through with a base hit 2,126 times. Pirela is sitting with a batting avereage of .284 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,188 runs scored and an OPS of .780. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .432 and he has totaled 3,234 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,198 times and earned a walk on 675 at-bats, which has contributed to a .348 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 2,247 putouts for the season, as well as 821 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 9th in the league and they have twisted 63 double plays. The Lions have stolen 31 bags and have been gunned down 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 36.7%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.41 this year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 579 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 798 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 367 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48. Lions pitchers have relinquished 80 home runs and 432 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The KT Wiz have tallied an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .253 for the year. They have struck out on 683 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 709 base knocks. KT has knocked in 69 home runs for the year as well as 335 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .373 and they average 4.35 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have recorded 107 doubles, while taking a walk 304 times and putting up 361 runs.

ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Park has drawn a walk 734 times while striking out on 1,545 chances. His on-base percentage is .373 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .886. Over the course of the 5,131 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .271 with 1,393 hits. He has a total of 932 runs in addition to having earned 1,098 RBIs. He has gone yard 377 times, with 2,781 bases in total and a .542 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Wiz have racked up 827 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 2,234 putouts for the year. Of their 58 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 45 times and been caught 13 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.12 (630 strikeouts vs 202 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 726. They have allowed 50 home runs and they give up 4.02 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The KT pitching staff have allowed 333 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.59 (297 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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