Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (3-2, 4th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (2-2, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, April 9, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .365 and have been rung up 33 times, while getting the free base on 12 occasions. They have amassed 16 RBI's and 31 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .246. The Lions have compiled 3 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 16 runs while having a team OBP of .314. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO.

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Min-ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .275 for his career in baseball, with 864 runs scored and an OPS of .816. He has been struck out 1,413 times and has gotten a free base on 723 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP. In his career, Kang has hit 304 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,091 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .462 and he has racked up 3,138 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 7,777 times and has notched a hit 1,867 times.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with 108 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 35 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and have 0 double plays. The Lions have swiped 4 bags and have been caught 1 time, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.0%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.64. Lions pitchers have allowed 4 home runs in addition to 28 runs in total (1st in KBO). Samsung has yielded 43 base knocks (10.8 per 9 innings) and also 25 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.25 so far this year (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 31 batters.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .360 and they are recording 5.80 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 10 two-baggers, while walking 21 times and scoring 29 runs. LG has accumulated 0 long balls for the year and 28 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 24 instances (6th in KBO) and have notched a total of 52 base hits. The LG Twins have a team OBP of .377 and a team batting average of .292 this year.

Hae Min Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Park has tallied a free base 459 times while being called out on strikes on 764 chances. He has recorded 804 runs and racked up 466 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .353 and he has a career OPS of .737. He has gone deep 45 times, with 1,759 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage. For the 4,578 at-bats in his career, Park has a batting average of .286 in addition to 1,310 hits.

Of their 5 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 5 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 2 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .968 (8th in the league). The Twins have recorded 44 assists, 6 errors and have earned a total of 135 putouts for the year.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.289 and have a FIP of 4.60 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 41. The LG pitching staff have allowed 23 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.00 (15 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 (37 strikeouts against 17 bases on balls). They have conceded 3 home runs and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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