Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (6-8, 8th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, April 20, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (7-7, 6th in KBO).

The Lions have hit 17 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 14 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 92 times, while being walked on 51 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have tallied 63 runs batted in and 116 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .251. They have racked up 65 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .335.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has an average at the plate of .257 for his career, in addition to 113 scored runs and an OPS of .700. He has struck out 196 times and earned a walk on 63 occasions, contributing to a .308 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Kang has hit 17 balls out of the park while driving in 82 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .392 and he has a total of 356 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 985 times and has delivered with a base hit 234 times.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 376 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 147 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 1st in the league and have earned 13 double plays. The Lions have stolen 9 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.7%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 5.25 for the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 83 batters. Samsung has conceded 142 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 73 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.73 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Lions pitchers have conceded 8 long balls and 78 runs (2nd in the league).

The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .248 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 105 instances (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 119 base hits. Kiwoom has knocked in 4 long balls on the campaign and 50 RBIs. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .347 and they average 3.79 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have recorded 27 doubles, while taking a walk 46 times as well as scoring 53 runs.

Addison Russell is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Russell has tallied a free base 343 times while fanning on 284 chances. He has accounted for 538 runs in addition to having 480 RBIs. His OBP is .407 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .900. He has gone deep 61 times, in addition to having 1,575 total bases and also a .493 slugging percentage. During the 3,192 at-bats in his pro career, Russell has earned a batting average of .341 with 1,087 base knocks.

In their 27 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 19 times and been caught 8 times (29.6% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (8th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 124 assists, 15 errors and have amassed 372 putouts this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 57 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.63 (50 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 4 homers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.84 (108 strikeouts against 38 walks). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 121.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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