KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (18-22, 7th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (13-26, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

The Wiz have hit 67 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 23 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging percentage of .354 and have been called out on strikes 327 times, while getting the free base on 149 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are recording 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have recorded 167 RBI's and 374 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .258. They have tallied 180 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330.

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Anthony Alford is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Alford has an average at the plate of .266 in his time in baseball, in addition to 515 runs scored and an OPS of .778. He has fanned 942 times and has been walked on 373 occasions, contributing to a .355 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Alford has slapped 88 balls out of the park while driving in 359 runs. His slugging percentage is .422 and he has a total of 1,270 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 3,452 times and has delivered with a base knock 800 times.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 1,101 putouts thus far, in addition to 381 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 35 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 38 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 7.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Wiz pitchers have given up 30 home runs and also 213 total runs (1st in KBO). KT has relinquished 424 base knocks (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 197 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.83 so far this season (10th in KBO), and they have rung up 280 hitters.

The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .357 and they are earning 4.33 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have 53 doubles, while taking a walk 135 times as well as racking up 173 runs. Samsung has compiled 29 long balls so far this year as well as 164 runs batted in. They have struck out on 284 occasions (8th in KBO) and have notched a total of 339 base hits. The Samsung Lions have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .248 over the course of the season.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has recorded a walk 391 times while striking out on 782 tries. His on-base rate is .378 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .876. During the 3,908 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has recorded a batting average of .312 in addition to having 1,221 hits. He has recorded 747 runs in addition to having earned 621 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 126 times, as well as 1,945 total bases and a .498 slugging %.

In their 26 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 9 times (34.6% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have twisted 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 384 assists, 17 errors and have a total of 1,081 putouts this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.461 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (286 strikeouts against 141 free passes). They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 385. They have relinquished 30 dingers and they allow 4.95 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 198 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.77 (191 earned runs allowed).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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