Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (14-17, 7th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (15-18, 6th in KBO).

The Tigers have hit 34 doubles as a unit and have knocked 15 balls out of the park. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .334 and have been rung up 240 times, while being walked on 107 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have 109 RBI's as well as 267 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .255. They have earned a total of 122 runs while having a team OBP of .327.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has a batting average of .313 for his career in baseball, with 1,174 runs scored and an OPS of .938. He has gone down on strikes 1,255 times and has been walked on 1,031 occasions, contributing to a .402 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Choi has drilled 360 balls over the fence while driving in 1,482 runs. His career slugging percentage is .535 in addition to earning 3,810 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 8,350 times and also came through with a base knock 2,227 times.

The Tigers have swiped 24 bases and have been caught 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.3%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 823 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 280 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have accumulated 34 double plays.

The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.78 so far this season (6th in KBO), and they have rung up 230 hitters. Kia has conceded 255 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 115 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 18 home runs and 128 total runs (10th in KBO).

The Lions have a SLG% of .358 and they average 4.36 runs per game (5th in the league). The have tallied 46 two-baggers, while getting a free base 109 times as well as putting up 144 runs. Samsung has recorded 24 home runs on the year and 140 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 226 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 276 base hits. The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .247 on the campaign.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Koo has recorded a free base 388 times while going down on strikes on 777 plate appearances. His on-base % is .378 and he has earned a career OPS of .876. For the 3,880 at-bats in his professional career, Koo has earned a batting average of .313 with 1,213 hits. He has scored 744 runs and also has 617 runs batted in. He has homered 125 times, with 1,931 total bases and also a .498 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 22 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in the league). The Lions have racked up 313 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 889 putouts during this campaign. In their 22 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 8 times (36.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.408 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a unit so far this season. They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 301. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 156 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.53 (149 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 (236 strikeouts against 116 free passes). They have yielded 25 long balls and they concede 4.74 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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