Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (26-36, 9th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (29-35, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

The Heroes have tallied 111 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 28 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .351 and have been called out on strikes 511 times, while getting the free base on 233 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have earned 262 RBI's and 590 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .254. They have tallied 272 runs while holding a team OBP of .330.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has hit .294 for his baseball career, with 444 runs scored and an OPS of .739. He has gone down on strikes 525 times and has gotten a free base on 249 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .354 OBP. For his career, Kim has slapped 22 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 279 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .385 and he has totaled 1,010 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,918 times and came through with a base base hit 770 times.

The Heroes have swiped 48 bases and have been thrown out 17 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.2%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,784 putouts for the season, in addition to 647 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and they have turned 60 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.51 this year (1st in KBO), and they have rung up 473 batters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 30 home runs and 262 total runs (7th in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 584 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 232 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Lions hold a team slugging % of .354 and they are recording 4.23 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have recorded 84 doubles, while taking a walk 204 times and earning 262 runs. Samsung has a total of 42 home runs for the season and 250 RBIs. They have been rung up on 427 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 530 base hits. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .322 and a batting average of .250 on the season.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has tallied a walk 396 times while striking out on 787 attempts. His OBP comes in at .378 and he holds a career OPS of .875. During the 3,936 official at-bats in his career, Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .312 and has racked up 1,228 base knocks. He has tallied 750 runs and also has 627 runs batted in. He has gone yard 126 times, as well as 1,958 total bases and also a .497 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in the league). The Lions have recorded 592 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,659 putouts on the season. In their 37 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 28 times and been caught 9 times (24.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 318 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.83 (297 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 48 homers and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.467 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.18 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.04 (424 strikeouts against 208 walks). They rank 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 603.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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