Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (23-29, 7th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (29-21, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

The Giants have tallied 71 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .343 and have struck out 330 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have 208 RBI's and 427 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .256. They have accounted for 227 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 134 balls out of the park while knocking in 806 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 6,158 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,611 times. Ahn has compiled an average at the plate of .297 for his baseball career, with 796 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .438 and he has racked up 2,374 bases. He has gone down on strikes 814 times and has gotten a free base on 521 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .362 on-base %.

The Lotte Giants have 1,343 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 441 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 2nd in KBO and have a total of 35 double plays. The Giants have stolen 42 bases and have been thrown out 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.6%.

The Giants have an earned run average of 3.92 so far this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 396 batters. Lotte has given up 453 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 195 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Giants pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and also 208 runs in total (7th in the league).

The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .249 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 362 instances (7th in KBO) and have totaled 442 hits. Samsung is sitting with 36 home runs so far this season in addition to 210 runs batted in. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .352 and they are earning 4.25 runs per game (6th in the league). They have recorded 67 doubles, while walking 170 times and earning 221 runs.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Pirela has tallied a walk 710 times while striking out on 1,272 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .786. Over the course of the 7,952 at-bats in his professional career, Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .286 in addition to 2,275 hits. He has a total of 1,260 runs and notched 1,035 RBIs. He has hit a home run 203 times, in addition to having 3,466 bases in total and a .436 slugging percentage.

In their 31 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 22 times and been caught 9 times (29.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have 498 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,401 putouts on the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 263 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.88 (253 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 42 homers and they surrender 5.07 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.460 in addition to having a FIP of 5.07 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.02 (361 strikeouts against 179 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 503.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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