Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/17/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (60-39, 2nd in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (42-59, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .367 and have been called out on strikes 752 times, while getting the free base on 319 occasions. They have accumulated 420 RBI's and 941 hits so far this season, and their batting average is .262. The Lions have earned 160 two-baggers as a team and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. They have 445 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Jae Il Oh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Oh has accumulated a batting average of .282 for his career in baseball, with 534 runs scored and an OPS of .858. He has gone down on strikes 898 times and has gotten a free base on 488 occasions, which has contributed to a .364 OBP. In his career, Oh has hit 186 balls out of the park while knocking in 740 runs. His slugging percentage is .494 in addition to having tallied 1,854 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 4,328 times and has come through with a base hit 1,058 times.

The Lions have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 40.7%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,781 putouts this year, in addition to 1,019 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have accumulated 84 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.40 this year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 702 batters. Samsung has given up 987 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and 519 runs (3rd in baseball).

The Twins have a SLG% of .413 and they are recording 5.23 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have recorded 152 doubles, while getting a free base 345 times as well as putting up 523 runs. LG is sitting with 94 home runs this year as well as 492 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 626 instances (10th in baseball) and have a total of 945 base hits. The LG Twins have compiled an OBP of .348 as well as a batting average of .273 over the course of the season.

Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has recorded a free base 941 times while going down on strikes on 850 tries. His OBP is .395 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .878. In the 6,992 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .313 with 2,191 base hits. He has scored 1,120 runs and also has 1,288 RBIs. He has homered 242 times, with 3,375 total bases and also a .483 slugging percentage.

Of their 97 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 80 times and been caught 17 times (17.5% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Twins have 956 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 2,682 putouts on the campaign.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 837. The LG pitching staff have given up 406 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.70 (368 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 (701 strikeouts vs 316 walks). They have allowed 71 HR's and they yield 4.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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