Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (4-9, 10th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (7-8, 7th in KBO) on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 107 times, while being walked on 54 occasions. They have earned 72 runs batted in in addition to 132 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .258. The Lions have accounted for 20 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 14 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 74 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .336. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO.

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Ja Wook Koo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 124 balls out of the park while knocking in 607 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .500 and he has accumulated 1,907 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 4,294 times and also came through with a hit 1,197 times. He has struck out 763 times and has walked on 376 occasions, contributing to a .379 OBP. Koo has hit .314 for his career, in addition to 732 scored runs and an OPS of .879.

The Lions have swiped 10 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 412 putouts for the season, in addition to 155 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have 13 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 5.12 on the campaign (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 95 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 9 long balls and also 83 total runs (2nd in the league). Samsung has surrendered 148 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 78 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50.

Kia has a total of 4 home runs on the year to go along with 36 runs batted in. They have hit 14 doubles, while walking 46 times as well as scoring 41 runs. The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .320 and they average 3.15 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have been rung up on 108 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned 112 base hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a walk 190 times while striking out on 377 occasions. His on-base percentage is .303 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .602. During the 2,144 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .242 in addition to having 518 base hits. He has a total of 285 runs in addition to having earned 199 RBIs. He has hit a home run 10 times, with 642 total bases and also a .299 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (6th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 116 assists, 12 errors and have earned 343 putouts on the campaign. Of their 15 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 11 times and been caught 4 times (26.7% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.446 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.41 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.53 (98 strikeouts vs 64 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 101. They have allowed 12 HR's and they surrender 4.41 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 56 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (53 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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