Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (19-13, 3rd in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (8-22, 10th in KBO) on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Lotte is slugging .374 and have struck out 254 times, while drawing a walk on 93 occasions. They have compiled 118 RBI's in addition to 286 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .262. The Giants have accumulated 52 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 126 runs and hold an OBP of .327. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 10th in KBO.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Jeon has hit 199 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 903 runs. His slugging percentage is .465 and he has a total of 2,864 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 6,911 times and also came through with a base hit 1,851 times. He has struck out 1,021 times and has been walked on 561 occasions, which has contributed to a .364 on-base %. Jeon has earned a batting average of .300 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,010 runs scored and an OPS of .829.

The Giants have stolen 22 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 37.1%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 811 putouts for the season, as well as 301 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and have earned 33 double plays.

The Giants have an ERA of 5.30 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 226 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 33 home runs and also 175 total runs (6th in baseball). Lotte has surrendered 316 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 159 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.59.

The Samsung Lions have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .356 and a batting average of .273 so far this season. They have been rung up on 254 occasions (4th in KBO) and have notched a total of 317 base hits. Samsung has tallied 31 home runs on the year as well as 169 RBIs. The Lions have a SLG% of .403 and they earn 5.24 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have recorded 54 doubles, while taking a walk 132 times and putting up 173 runs.

David MacKinnon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has drawn a free base 439 times while fanning on 534 plate appearances. He has recorded 486 runs in addition to having 423 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .398 and he holds a career OPS of .830. He has gone yard 62 times, with 1,317 total bases and also a .432 slugging percentage. During the 3,047 at-bats in his professional career, MacKinnon has an average at the plate of .306 in addition to having 931 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have turned 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 288 assists, 16 errors and have 896 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 46 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 31 times and been caught 15 times (32.6% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 149 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.38 (145 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 31 homers and they surrender 4.49 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.368 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.04 (232 strikeouts against 114 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 294.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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