KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (31-49, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (37-41, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, July 21, 2023.

KT has a slugging percentage of .360 and have been rung up 628 times, while drawing a walk on 286 occasions. They have 338 RBI's and 737 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .264. The Wiz have earned 127 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 43 balls out of the park. They have a total of 364 runs while having a team OBP of .335. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which is 4th in the league.

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ByungHo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. For his career, Park has hit 392 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,168 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,518 times and has come through with a base hit 1,500 times. Park has a batting average of .272 for his career, in addition to 980 scored runs and an OPS of .839. He has earned a slugging percentage of .534 in addition to having tallied 2,948 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,655 times and has gotten a free base on 778 occasions, which has contributed to a .372 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 2,145 putouts on the campaign, as well as 746 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 6th in the league and they have turned 60 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 61 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 10.3%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40. Wiz pitchers have conceded 55 home runs in addition to 379 runs in total (2nd in KBO). KT has surrendered 763 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 348 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.38 this year (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 550 hitters.

The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .322 and a batting average of .252 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 566 occasions (5th in KBO) and have 690 base hits. Samsung has knocked in 50 long balls on the campaign as well as 311 RBIs. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .356 and they average 4.06 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have notched 116 two-baggers, while taking a walk 257 times and scoring 325 runs.

Jose Pirela is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For the 8,070 at-bats in his professional career, Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .286 with 2,306 hits. He has gone deep 205 times, as well as 3,513 bases in total and also a .435 slugging percentage. Pirela has recorded a free base 717 times while fanning on 1,286 occasions. He has accounted for 1,271 runs in addition to having 1,053 RBIs. His OBP is .349 and he has a career OPS of .784.

The Samsung Lions have turned 59 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Lions have racked up 792 assists, 52 errors and have earned 2,138 putouts this year. In their 48 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 34 times and been caught 14 times (29.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.456 in addition to having a FIP of 5.08 as a unit on the year. They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 773. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 402 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.56 (361 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 (528 strikeouts vs 264 free passes). They have relinquished 65 dingers and they give up 5.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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