KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (26-19, 2nd in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (19-27, 8th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

KT is slugging .413 and have struck out 367 times, while taking a walk on 183 occasions. They have tallied 237 runs batted in in addition to 471 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .282. The Wiz have accounted for 69 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 47 balls out of the park. They have tallied 257 runs scored and have an OBP of .355. As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kang has drilled 109 balls out of the park while knocking in 453 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 3,039 times and has delivered with a hit 833 times. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .314 for his baseball career, in addition to 444 runs scored and an OPS of .897. His slugging percentage is .505 in addition to earning 1,342 bases. He has struck out 530 times and has been walked on 347 occasions, which has contributed to a .392 OBP.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,243 putouts thus far, as well as 418 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 4th in the league and have accumulated 36 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 56 bags and have been gunned down 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 18.8%.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 5.96 on the campaign (10th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 362 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and also 291 total runs (1st in the league). KT has given up 491 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) as well as 274 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.59.

Samsung has recorded 47 long balls on the season in addition to 227 RBIs. They have recorded 79 two-baggers, while walking 186 times and notching 238 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .353 and a team batting average of .270 on the campaign. The Lions have a team SLG% of .411 and they earn 5.17 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have been rung up on 359 occasions (4th in KBO) and have 436 hits.

David MacKinnon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has recorded a walk 450 times while striking out on 539 occasions. His OBP sits at .398 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .829. During the 3,093 at-bats in his professional career, MacKinnon has hit .305 with 942 hits. He has accrued 489 runs and has 427 RBIs. He has hit a home run 63 times, as well as 1,334 bases in total and a .431 slugging percentage.

Out of their 62 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 43 times and been caught 19 times (30.6% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 388 assists, 27 errors and have accumulated 1,250 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.88 as a team so far this season. They come in at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 429. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 226 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.65 (215 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (333 strikeouts against 167 bases on balls). They have given up 50 long balls and they concede 4.88 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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