Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (39-55, 10th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, August 12, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (52-39, 2nd in KBO).

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have a total of 417 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .335. The Lions have tallied 147 doubles as a unit and have knocked 57 balls out of the park. They have 399 RBI's as well as 869 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .265. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been called out on strikes 656 times, while getting the free base on 314 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Lee has an average at the plate of .239 for his career, in addition to 62 runs scored and an OPS of .637. He has fanned 109 times and has gotten a free base on 30 occasions, which has contributed to a .280 on-base %. In his career, Lee has hit 16 balls out of the park while driving in 63 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .357 and he has racked up 199 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 607 times and came through with a base hit 133 times.

The Lions have stolen 45 bases and have been caught 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.6%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,552 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 937 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have earned 72 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.66 so far this season (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 621 hitters. Lions pitchers have relinquished 78 home runs and 489 runs in total (1st in baseball). Samsung has conceded 931 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47.

The SSG Landers have an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .258 this season. They have been rung up on 614 instances (9th in KBO) and have earned 808 hits. SSG has compiled 83 home runs for the season and 394 runs batted in. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .392 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have hit 151 doubles, while getting a free base 324 times and scoring 420 runs.

Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In the 1,382 at-bats in his career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .280 with 387 hits. He has homered 13 times, as well as 496 total bases and a .359 slugging percentage. Park has tallied a free base 171 times while striking out on 232 chances. He has accumulated 170 runs and has 142 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .359 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .718.

The SSG Landers have twisted 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in the league). The Landers have recorded 944 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 2,455 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 107 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 73 times and been caught 34 times (31.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.500 with a FIP of 4.45 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.61 (635 strikeouts vs 395 free passes). They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 832. They have conceded 65 long balls and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have yielded 405 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.03 (366 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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