Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jae Il Oh and the Samsung Lions (27-41, 10th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (33-33, 4th in KBO).

Samsung is slugging .353 and have struck out 461 times, while drawing a walk on 223 occasions. They have compiled 267 runs batted in and 584 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .251. The Lions have tallied 94 doubles as a unit and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 280 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Jae Il Oh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Oh has drilled 200 balls over the fence while driving in 806 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .488 and he has racked up 1,987 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 4,696 times and has notched a hit 1,126 times. He has struck out 1,003 times and has been walked on 528 at-bats, contributing to a .359 on-base percentage. Oh has hit .276 in his time in baseball, in addition to 570 runs scored and an OPS of .847.

The Lions have stolen 29 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.3%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 1,818 putouts this year, in addition to 657 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have 45 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.77 on the year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 460 batters. Samsung has allowed 669 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 321 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Lions pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and 350 runs in total (1st in KBO).

Lotte has hit 26 home runs so far this season to go along with 264 RBIs. They hit 94 two-baggers, while walking 238 times as well as scoring 289 runs. The Lotte Giants have a team OBP of .329 and a batting average of .256 this year. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .344 and they are earning 4.38 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 457 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned 569 hits.

Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. During the 3,162 at-bats in his pro career, Yoo has an average at the plate of .265 in addition to having 838 base knocks. He has hit a home run 105 times, with 1,299 bases in total and a .411 slugging percentage. Yoo has earned a free base 221 times while striking out on 633 chances. He has amassed 360 runs and has 469 RBIs. His on-base rate is .329 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .740.

Out of their 67 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 46 times and been caught 21 times (31.3% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 48 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 618 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 1,765 putouts over the course of the season.

The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 305 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.35 (284 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 37 long balls and they surrender 4.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.498 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 (492 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 619.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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