Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (23-12, 1st in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (20-15, 3rd in KBO).

Kia has a slugging percentage of .461 and have been rung up 228 times, while taking a walk on 138 occasions. They have compiled 203 RBI's in addition to 372 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .299. The Tigers have accounted for 71 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 213 runs while holding a team OBP of .374. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are earning 6.1 runs per game, which has them at 1st in KBO.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has hit .287 for his baseball career, with 142 runs scored and an OPS of .810. He has struck out 158 times and has been walked on 69 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .352 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 93 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .458 and he has a total of 325 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 799 times and has delivered a hit 204 times.

The Tigers have stolen 30 bases and have been caught 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.1%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 935 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 355 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .970 which has them sitting 10th in the league and they have turned 34 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.85 on the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 277 hitters. Kia has given up 315 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 133 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs in addition to 170 runs in total (8th in the league).

Samsung has accounted for 33 HRs on the year to go along with 182 RBIs. They have 61 doubles, while taking a walk 142 times as well as scoring 186 runs. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .358 in addition to a team batting average of .277 for the season. The Lions hold a slugging % of .408 and they average 5.17 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 272 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 352 base knocks.

David MacKinnon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has drawn a free base 442 times while fanning on 535 chances. He has tallied 488 runs and also has 425 RBIs. His OBP is .398 and he has earned a career OPS of .830. He has gone yard 62 times, with 1,322 total bases and a .432 slugging %. Over the course of the 3,058 at-bats in his pro career, MacKinnon has accumulated a batting average of .306 and has racked up 935 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 312 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 977 putouts over the course of the season. In their 49 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 34 times and been caught 15 times (30.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 168 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.43 (160 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 35 long balls and they yield 4.64 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.381 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (254 strikeouts against 123 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 326.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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