Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (15-17, 6th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (18-12, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 240 times, while being walked on 126 occasions. They have accumulated 160 runs batted in and 296 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .272. The Lions have hit 53 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 30 balls out of the park. They have 164 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .356. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which is 7th in the league.

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David MacKinnon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. MacKinnon has accrued an average at the plate of .305 in his time in baseball, in addition to 484 scored runs and an OPS of .830. He has gone down on strikes 534 times and has walked on 439 occasions, contributing to a .397 OBP. In his pro baseball career, MacKinnon has hit 62 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 422 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .432 and he has a total of 1,311 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 3,569 times and has come through with a base hit 926 times.

The Lions have stolen 30 bags and have been thrown out 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.8%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 845 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 268 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and they have turned 25 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.48 so far this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 224 batters. Samsung has allowed 281 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 140 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have given up 30 home runs and also 143 runs in total (8th in baseball).

Doosan has accumulated 36 home runs on the season to go along with 165 RBIs. They have notched 49 doubles, while taking a walk 108 times and putting up 175 runs. The Doosan Bears have earned an on-base percentage of .341 and a team batting average of .272 for the season. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .427 and they average 5.47 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 252 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have tallied 296 base knocks.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Ho has drawn a free base 382 times while being called out on strikes on 427 plate appearances. He has accumulated 716 runs in addition to having 589 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .357 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .743. He has hit a home run 54 times, as well as 1,837 total bases and a .386 slugging %. For the 4,756 at-bats in his career, Ho has hit .293 with 1,392 hits.

In their 20 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 19 times and been caught 1 time (5.0% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 27 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in the league). The Bears have recorded 269 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 843 putouts on the season.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.527 with a FIP of 5.41 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.82 (250 strikeouts vs 137 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 292. They have surrendered 27 homers and they allow 5.41 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 169 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.74 (148 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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