Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (42-59, 9th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (46-47, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, August 20, 2023.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO. They have accounted for 460 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. The Tigers have accounted for 146 doubles as a team and have hit 63 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 427 RBI's and 870 hits on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .267. Kia has a slugging rate of .378 and have struck out 661 times, while drawing a walk on 340 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Park has hit 12 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 233 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .311 and he has a total of 755 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 2,714 times and got on base with a hit 606 times. He has struck out 411 times and has gotten a free base on 217 occasions, contributing to a .311 on-base %. Park has hit .250 for his baseball career, with 329 scored runs and an OPS of .622.

The Tigers have swiped 62 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.3%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 2,524 putouts so far this season, in addition to 848 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which is 4th in the league and they have turned 90 double plays.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.92 for the year (3rd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 684 batters. Kia has surrendered 813 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 366 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.74 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have given up 52 home runs in addition to 414 total runs (10th in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a batting average of .263 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 696 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 925 base knocks. Samsung has tallied 61 home runs so far this season and 419 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .367 and they earn 4.33 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 331 times as well as putting up 442 runs.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Lee has drawn a free base 31 times while fanning on 112 tries. His OBP is .281 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .643. In the 568 at-bats in his career, Lee has hit .239 in addition to having 136 base knocks. He has a total of 63 runs in addition to having 64 RBIs. He has gone deep 17 times, in addition to having 205 bases in total and also a .361 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 1,016 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,737 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 73 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 52 times and been caught 21 times (28.8% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.468 with a FIP of 5.13 as a pitching staff for the season. They are sitting at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,008. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 520 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.65 (471 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (659 strikeouts against 331 bases on balls). They have relinquished 84 homers and they concede 5.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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