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

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (2-6, 9th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (3-4, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

The Heroes have accounted for 12 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .424 and have been called out on strikes 60 times, while taking a walk on 22 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They have accrued 34 runs batted in in addition to 65 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is at .265. They have racked up 36 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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Whee Jip Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has earned a batting average of .229 for his career, in addition to 99 runs scored and an OPS of .675. He has gone down on strikes 242 times and has walked on 102 occasions, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has drilled 18 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 103 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .346 and he has totaled 275 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 943 times and got on base with a base hit 182 times.

The Heroes have stolen 10 bases and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 9.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 180 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 67 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .992 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and they have turned 7 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.35 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have conceded 10 home runs in addition to 36 runs in total (7th in baseball). Kiwoom has conceded 61 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 35 earned runs. The Heroes have a team earned run average of 5.25 this year (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 42 batters.

The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .325 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have notched 13 two-baggers, while walking 43 times as well as putting up 39 runs. Samsung has compiled 5 home runs on the season to go along with 38 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 72 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 75 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .326 as well as a batting average of .232 for the year.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. During the 4,236 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has hit .314 and has racked up 1,332 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 135 times, as well as 2,108 bases in total and also a .498 slugging percentage. Koo has earned a free base 428 times while going down on strikes on 845 plate appearances. He has tallied 791 runs in addition to having 677 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .380 and he has a lifetime OPS of .879.

The Samsung Lions have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in KBO). The Lions have accrued 98 assists, 3 errors and have 257 putouts so far this year. In their 17 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 11 times and been caught 6 times (35.3% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 61 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 6.34 (60 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 10 homers and they yield 6.41 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.725 with a FIP of 6.41 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.65 (61 strikeouts vs 37 bases on balls). They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 110.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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