Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (6-2, 2nd in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (2-6, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have 39 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Lions have accounted for 13 doubles as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 38 RBI's in addition to 75 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .232. Samsung has a slugging % of .325 and have been rung up 72 times, while being walked on 43 occasions.

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David MacKinnon is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, MacKinnon has hit 60 balls over the fence while knocking in 413 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .429 and he has accumulated 1,276 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,489 times and has reached base with a base hit 900 times. He has gone down on strikes 527 times and has gotten a free base on 424 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .395 on-base percentage. MacKinnon has compiled an average at the plate of .303 in his time in baseball, with 474 scored runs and an OPS of .824.

The Lions have swiped 11 bags and have been gunned down 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.3%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 257 putouts on the year, as well as 98 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .992 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 11 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 6.34 this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 61 batters. Samsung has conceded 110 base knocks (11.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 60 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.65 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.73. Lions pitchers have conceded 10 home runs in addition to 61 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .301 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 47 instances (10th in baseball) and have a total of 86 hits. Kia has accounted for 5 HRs so far this year to go along with 40 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .427 and they average 5.13 runs per game (8th in the league). They have put up 21 doubles, while getting a free base 27 times as well as scoring 41 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In the 2,581 at-bats in his career, Park has recorded a batting average of .254 and has racked up 656 hits. He has gone deep 13 times, in addition to having 817 total bases and also a .317 slugging %. Park has tallied a free base 227 times while fanning on 423 tries. He has accrued 356 runs and notched 254 RBIs. His OBP sits at .314 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .631.

The Kia Tigers have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .963 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 74 assists, 11 errors and have a tally of 210 putouts this year. Out of their 4 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 1 time and been caught 3 times (75.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.314 with a FIP of 4.11 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 (73 strikeouts vs 37 walks). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 55. They have conceded 6 home runs and they relinquish 4.11 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 32 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 2.96 (23 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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