Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (26-37, 9th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (30-35, 7th in KBO) on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

The Heroes have hit 111 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 28 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .349 and have struck out 518 times, while being walked on 237 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. They have accumulated 268 runs batted in and 598 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .254. They have tallied 279 runs scored and have an OBP of .329.

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Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has slapped 13 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 66 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 713 times and has come through with a hit 135 times. Kim has hit .225 for his time in baseball, with 70 scored runs and an OPS of .664. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .338 and he has totaled 203 bases. He has fanned 192 times and earned a walk on 77 occasions, which contributes in part to a .326 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 1,811 putouts so far this season, as well as 657 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 62 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 51 bags and have been caught 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.0%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Heroes pitchers have conceded 31 long balls and 264 runs (7th in baseball). Kiwoom has relinquished 591 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 234 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.49 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 481 hitters.

Samsung has accumulated 43 home runs this year to go along with 252 RBIs. They have put up 85 doubles, while walking 207 times and putting up 264 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .249 so far this year. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .354 and they average 4.19 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have been rung up on 435 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 537 base knocks.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has tallied a free base 24 times while striking out on 90 attempts. His OBP sits at .275 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .628. For the 445 official at-bats in his professional career, Lee has an average at the plate of .234 with 104 base hits. He has scored 51 runs and has 45 runs batted in. He has homered 13 times, in addition to having 157 total bases and a .353 slugging percentage.

Out of their 37 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 28 times and been caught 9 times (24.3% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 606 assists, 35 errors and have earned 1,686 putouts this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.464 and have a FIP of 5.20 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 (431 strikeouts vs 212 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 611. They have yielded 48 home runs and they give up 5.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 325 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.77 (298 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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