Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (12-13, 8th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (12-13, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.0 runs per game, which is 9th in KBO. They have 100 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. The Heroes have earned 40 doubles as a team and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They have 95 runs batted in and 222 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .253. Kiwoom is slugging .351 and have struck out 188 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions.

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Addison Russell is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Russell has hit 60 balls out of the park while driving in 253 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,212 times and also came through with a hit 480 times. Russell has compiled an average at the plate of .242 for his career in baseball, with 256 runs scored and an OPS of .704. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .392 and he has totaled 778 bases. He has been struck out 532 times and has gotten a free base on 186 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .312 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 23 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 30.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 666 putouts so far this season, as well as 244 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 6th in the league and they have turned 24 double plays.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.49 for the year (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 185 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 220 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 86 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs and 95 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .250 this year. They have struck out on 183 instances (5th in KBO) and have recorded 214 base knocks. Samsung has 18 home runs on the year as well as 104 RBIs. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .355 and they tally 4.24 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have put up 34 two-baggers, while walking 90 times as well as putting up 106 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In the 6,871 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .275 and has racked up 1,892 base hits. He has gone yard 306 times, as well as 3,174 total bases and also a .462 slugging percentage. Kang has drawn a free base 727 times while being called out on strikes on 1,428 chances. He has a total of 873 runs and notched 1,102 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .354 and he has a lifetime OPS of .816.

The Samsung Lions have turned 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 241 assists, 11 errors and have amassed 679 putouts so far this season. Of their 19 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 13 times and been caught 6 times (31.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.468 with a FIP of 5.01 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (165 strikeouts against 91 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 241. They have yielded 19 home runs and they allow 5.01 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 126 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.78 (120 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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