Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (2-4, 7th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (2-5, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have 28 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Heroes have hit 12 doubles as a team and have knocked 6 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 26 runs batted in as well as 54 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is at .258. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been called out on strikes 55 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 28 baseballs out of the park while driving in 314 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .394 in addition to racking up 1,164 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,280 times and has come through with a base knock 884 times. He has gone down on strikes 567 times and has been walked on 279 at-bats, which has contributed to a .360 on-base percentage. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .300 for his career in baseball, in addition to 505 scored runs and an OPS of .754.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 153 putouts on the year, in addition to 56 assists and 1 error. Their fielding rate is currently at .995 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 4 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 10 bases and have been gunned down 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 9.1%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.24 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.63. Heroes pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and 33 total runs (6th in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 54 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 32 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.65 so far this year (8th in KBO), and they have rung up 36 batters.

The Samsung Lions have tallied an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .233 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 66 instances (2nd in KBO) and have notched a total of 68 base hits. Samsung has accounted for 5 home runs this season as well as 35 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging % of .325 and they tally 4.50 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have notched 10 doubles, while getting a free base 41 times and notching 36 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 137 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .182 with 25 base knocks. He has hit a home run 5 times, as well as 46 bases in total and a .336 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a free base 11 times while going down on strikes on 48 attempts. He has compiled 16 runs and notched 19 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .242 and he has a lifetime OPS of .578.

Out of their 17 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 11 times and been caught 6 times (35.3% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in KBO). The Lions have accrued 85 assists, 3 errors and have earned a total of 230 putouts this year.

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 53 runs on the season while having an ERA of 6.14 (52 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 9 dingers and they surrender 6.22 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.732 and have a FIP of 6.22 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.70 (56 strikeouts against 33 walks). They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 99.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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