Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Dong Hui Han and the Lotte Giants (49-58, 6th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (44-63, 9th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, August 26, 2022.

The Lions have hit 167 doubles as a unit and have hit 72 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging rate of .371 and have struck out 807 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 7th in KBO. They have tallied 451 RBI's and 1,003 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .263. They have accounted for 476 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .285 for his career in baseball, with 1,206 scored runs and an OPS of .782. He has been struck out 1,219 times and has gotten a free base on 683 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Pirela has hit 188 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 973 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .433 and he has racked up 3,291 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 8,484 times and also came through with a base hit 2,166 times.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,934 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,086 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .978 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have accumulated 90 double plays. The Lions have stolen 35 bases and have been thrown out 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 42.6%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.47 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 737 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 1,052 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 486 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Lions pitchers have yielded 95 long balls and 558 runs (2nd in the league).

The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this year. They have struck out on 767 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 985 hits. Lotte has accounted for 79 home runs on the season and 430 RBIs. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .375 and they average 4.11 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have recorded 177 two-baggers, while taking a walk 318 times as well as scoring 456 runs.

Dong Hui Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 1,630 at-bats in his pro career, Han has hit .269 and has racked up 438 base hits. He has gone deep 52 times, as well as 686 total bases and also a .421 slugging percentage. Han has tallied a walk 175 times while striking out on 349 plate appearances. He has accrued 188 runs in addition to having earned 221 runs batted in. His OBP is .344 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .765.

The Lotte Giants have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in the league). The Giants have accrued 1,104 assists, 87 errors and have notched a total of 2,979 putouts so far this year. Of their 102 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 73 times and been caught 29 times (28.4% caught stealing rate).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.451 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.91 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.36 (924 strikeouts against 391 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,050. They have surrendered 61 homers and they concede 4.91 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 542 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.43 (489 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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