Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (23-29, 7th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (29-21, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

The Giants have recorded 71 doubles as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .343 and have been rung up 330 times, while getting the free base on 185 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have 208 RBI's in addition to 427 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .256. They have accumulated 227 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .331.

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Jin Hyuk No is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, No has slapped 74 balls out of the park while knocking in 354 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,768 times and has come through with a hit 658 times. No has compiled an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, with 329 scored runs and an OPS of .762. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .426 and he has racked up 1,049 bases. He has fanned 610 times and has gotten a free base on 244 occasions, which has contributed to a .336 OBP.

The Giants have stolen 42 bases and have been thrown out 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.6%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 1,343 putouts so far this season, as well as 441 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have accumulated 35 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.20 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. Giants pitchers have given up 22 home runs in addition to 208 total runs (7th in baseball). Lotte has surrendered 453 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 195 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.92 over the course of the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 396 hitters.

Samsung has hit 36 home runs for the year in addition to 210 runs batted in. They have recorded 67 doubles, while taking a walk 170 times and scoring 221 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .249 on the year. The Lions have a SLG% of .352 and they average 4.25 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 362 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 442 base hits.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee has earned a free base 21 times while fanning on 82 attempts. He has compiled 43 runs in addition to having earned 43 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .269 and he has earned a career OPS of .610. He has gone deep 12 times, with 139 total bases and also a .341 slugging percentage. For the 408 at-bats in his career, Lee has an average at the plate of .228 in addition to having 93 hits.

In their 31 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 22 times and been caught 9 times (29.0% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 498 assists, 22 errors and have notched a total of 1,401 putouts this year.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.460 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.07 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 503. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 263 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.88 (253 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 2.02 (361 strikeouts against 179 walks). They have relinquished 42 homers and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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