Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (2-7, 10th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (3-5, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .348 and have struck out 45 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions. They have accumulated 34 runs batted in in addition to 67 hits for the season, while their team batting average is .251. The Giants have recorded 8 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 4 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 36 runs while having a team OBP of .322. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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Dong Hui Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Han has hit 55 balls out of the park while knocking in 239 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .417 and he has totaled 736 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 1,992 times and got on base with a base knock 473 times. He has gone down on strikes 375 times and earned a walk on 185 occasions, contributing to a .341 on-base %. Han has accrued an average at the plate of .268 for his time in baseball, in addition to 198 runs scored and an OPS of .758.

The Giants have swiped 9 bases and have been gunned down 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.0%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 211 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 66 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 4 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.68. Giants pitchers have yielded 6 long balls in addition to 49 runs (1st in KBO). Lotte has surrendered 82 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 46 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 5.91 over the course of the season (10th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 62 batters.

The Lions have a slugging percentage of .334 and they are recording 2.78 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They hit 10 doubles, while getting a free base 24 times and recording 25 runs. Samsung has compiled 7 home runs on the campaign and 25 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 59 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 66 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .287 as well as a batting average of .228 this year.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a walk 63 times while striking out on 196 attempts. His on-base % is .308 and he has a lifetime OPS of .700. In the 909 at-bats in his professional career, Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .257 and has racked up 234 base hits. He has tallied 113 runs and has 82 RBIs. He has homered 17 times, with 356 total bases and also a .392 slugging percentage.

Of their 12 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 7 times and been caught 5 times (41.7% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in the league). The Lions have recorded 89 assists, 5 errors and have accounted for 241 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.511 and have a FIP of 5.38 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.47 (53 strikeouts vs 36 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 85. They have conceded 6 homers and they concede 5.38 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 48 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.06 (45 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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