Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (19-17, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (15-20, 7th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Samsung is slugging .352 and have struck out 238 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. They have 146 runs batted in and 294 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .248. The Lions have tallied 46 doubles as a squad and have smacked 24 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 152 runs scored and have an OBP of .322. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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Jose Pirela is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Pirela has hit 202 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,028 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 8,797 times and has delivered with a hit 2,255 times. Pirela has hit .286 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,254 scored runs and an OPS of .786. His career slugging percentage is .436 and he has racked up 3,440 bases. He has been struck out 1,265 times and has been walked on 707 occasions, which contributes in part to a .350 on-base %.

The Lions have stolen 15 bases and have been gunned down 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 37.5%. The Samsung Lions have earned 943 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 335 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and they have twisted 23 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have allowed 28 long balls and also 171 runs (3rd in the league). Samsung has allowed 325 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 164 earned runs. The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.70 on the season (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 252 batters.

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .369 and they earn 4.42 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have notched 45 doubles, while taking a walk 124 times and racking up 159 runs. NC has compiled 22 home runs on the season as well as 145 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 299 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 327 base hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a team batting average of .268 over the course of the season.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has earned a free base 866 times while going down on strikes on 1,171 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .852. Over the course of the 7,097 at-bats in his professional career, Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .320 and has racked up 2,274 hits. He has tallied 1,236 runs and notched 938 runs batted in. He has homered 169 times, with 3,245 total bases and a .457 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have twisted 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have 308 assists, 38 errors and have earned 952 putouts for the season. Of their 35 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 23 times and been caught 12 times (34.3% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 144 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.55 (125 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 24 dingers and they relinquish 4.08 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.302 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 (322 strikeouts against 132 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 281.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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