Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (12-12, 7th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (11-13, 8th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have 96 runs while having a team OBP of .330. The Heroes have hit 40 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 91 RBI's as well as 212 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .253. Kiwoom is slugging .348 and have been called out on strikes 181 times, while getting the free base on 83 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has hit 62 balls out of the park while knocking in 483 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,662 times and has come through with a hit 1,095 times. Lee has a batting average of .339 for his career in baseball, in addition to 542 scored runs and an OPS of .896. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .491 and he has totaled 1,586 bases. He has been struck out 290 times and has walked on 348 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .405 on-base %.

The Heroes have stolen 23 bases and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 636 putouts for the season, in addition to 231 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have earned 24 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.65 this year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 176 hitters. Heroes pitchers have yielded 9 home runs and 95 runs (8th in baseball). Kiwoom has relinquished 215 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 86 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.59 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 174 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 209 base hits. Samsung is sitting with 18 home runs on the year as well as 104 runs batted in. The Lions have a SLG% of .364 and they average 4.42 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have notched 34 two-baggers, while getting a free base 86 times as well as scoring 106 runs.

Jose Pirela is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In the 909 at-bats in his career, Pirela has hit .257 and has racked up 234 hits. He has homered 17 times, as well as 356 bases in total and a .392 slugging percentage. Pirela has drawn a free base 63 times while striking out on 196 plate appearances. He has a total of 113 runs and also has 82 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .308 and he has a career OPS of .700.

The Samsung Lions have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 230 assists, 10 errors and are sitting with 649 putouts this year. Out of their 19 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 13 times and been caught 6 times (31.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.481 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.08 as a team for the year. They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 231. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 122 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.83 (116 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.78 (158 strikeouts against 89 bases on balls). They have yielded 17 homers and they surrender 5.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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