Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (18-25, 7th in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (28-16, 2nd in KBO).

The Lions have hit 57 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .351 and have been called out on strikes 306 times, while being walked on 142 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have earned 169 runs batted in as well as 358 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .244. They have tallied 179 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .316.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .230 for his time in baseball, in addition to 40 runs scored and an OPS of .607. He has gone down on strikes 78 times and has taken a walk on 19 occasions, which contributes in part to a .271 on-base percentage. In his career, Lee has drilled 10 balls out of the park while knocking in 37 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .336 in addition to racking up 127 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 407 times and has reached base with a base knock 87 times.

The Samsung Lions have 1,167 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 420 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 1st in the league and they have twisted 31 double plays. The Lions have swiped 20 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.0%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.67 so far this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 301 hitters. Lions pitchers have yielded 31 home runs and 211 runs (2nd in KBO). Samsung has yielded 416 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 202 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Landers have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.58 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have notched 67 doubles, while taking a walk 165 times and racking up 206 runs. SSG has hit 40 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 191 RBIs. They have struck out on 320 instances (6th in the league) and are sitting with 390 hits. The SSG Landers have an OBP of .336 and a batting average of .256 this season.

Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has tallied a walk 155 times while fanning on 209 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .364 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .727. Over the course of the 1,206 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .282 in addition to having 340 base hits. He has accounted for 150 runs in addition to having earned 128 runs batted in. He has homered 11 times, with 438 total bases and a .363 slugging %.

The SSG Landers have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in KBO). The Landers have recorded 458 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 1,210 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 51 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 16 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have given up 175 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (156 earned runs given up). They have given up 25 homers and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.441 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.66 (324 strikeouts vs 195 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 386.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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