Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (2-5, 8th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (2-4, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been called out on strikes 55 times, while getting the free base on 18 occasions. They have compiled 26 RBI's and 54 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average sits at .258. The Heroes have tallied 12 two-baggers as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 28 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has hit .229 for his time in baseball, with 99 scored runs and an OPS of .675. He has fanned 242 times and earned a walk on 102 occasions, which has contributed to a .329 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 18 balls out of the park while knocking in 103 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .346 and he has a total of 275 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 943 times and has come through with a hit 182 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 153 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 56 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .995 which is 2nd in Korean baseball and have a total of 4 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 10 bases and have been caught 1 time, which means their caught stealing rate is 9.1%.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.65 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 36 hitters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 10 home runs and also 33 runs in total (6th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 54 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 32 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.24 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.63.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with an OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have struck out on 66 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 68 base hits. Samsung has recorded 5 home runs this season and 35 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .325 and they are earning 4.50 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have hit 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 41 times and recording 36 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has tallied a walk 428 times while being called out on strikes on 845 attempts. His OBP is .380 and he holds a career OPS of .879. Over the course of the 4,236 at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has an average at the plate of .314 and has racked up 1,332 base hits. He has a total of 791 runs in addition to having earned 677 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 135 times, with 2,108 bases in total and a .498 slugging percentage.

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

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.732 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.22 as a squad so far this season. They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 99. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 53 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 6.14 (52 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 (56 strikeouts vs 33 walks). They have given up 9 home runs and they give up 6.22 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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