Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (29-16, 2nd in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (19-26, 7th in KBO) on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

The Lions have accounted for 59 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .353 and have struck out 320 times, while drawing a walk on 147 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 6th in baseball. They have 177 RBI's and 376 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .245. They have accumulated 187 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .316.

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Jose Pirela is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Pirela has hit 203 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,032 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 8,842 times and has come through with a base hit 2,266 times. Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .286 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,257 runs scored and an OPS of .786. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .436 and he has a total of 3,456 bases. He has struck out 1,270 times and earned a walk on 709 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .350 OBP.

The Lions have swiped 20 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.0%. The Samsung Lions have accounted for 1,218 putouts on the year, as well as 436 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 1st in the league and they have twisted 33 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.63 for the season (10th in the league), and they have struck out 317 hitters. Samsung has relinquished 431 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 209 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have surrendered 32 home runs and also 218 runs in total (2nd in KBO).

The Landers have a slugging percentage of .379 and they are recording 4.54 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They hit 68 two-baggers, while taking a walk 165 times and recording 209 runs. SSG has accumulated 40 home runs over the course of the season as well as 194 RBIs. They have been rung up on 325 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 398 hits. The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .256 over the course of the season.

Jeong Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has earned a free base 941 times while being called out on strikes on 1,601 attempts. His OBP comes in at .390 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .916. Over the course of the 7,120 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accumulated a batting average of .287 with 2,043 base knocks. He has tallied 1,315 runs and notched 1,398 RBIs. He has gone deep 437 times, with 3,743 total bases and a .526 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have twisted 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in the league). The Landers have 465 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 1,237 putouts so far this season. Out of their 51 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 16 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.434 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.68 (333 strikeouts against 198 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 393. They have given up 26 homers and they relinquish 3.86 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 177 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.45 (158 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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