Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (13-11, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (14-11, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, April 26, 2024.

The Lions have tallied 44 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 27 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 210 times, while being walked on 106 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They have accrued 129 RBI's as well as 242 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .267. They have accumulated 131 runs scored and hold an OBP of .353.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has slapped 8 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 28 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 226 times and got on base with a base knock 48 times. Kim has hit .236 for his time in baseball, in addition to 25 scored runs and an OPS of .711. He has earned a slugging percentage of .414 in addition to racking up 84 bases. He has gone down on strikes 69 times and has been walked on 18 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .297 on-base percentage.

The Lions have swiped 28 bags and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.0%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 710 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 237 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which is 1st in KBO and have 22 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have allowed 26 long balls in addition to 129 runs in total (6th in KBO). Samsung has relinquished 247 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 126 earned runs. The Lions have an ERA of 4.80 on the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 177 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded a team OBP of .350 and a team batting average of .278 so far this season. They have been rung up on 177 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 233 hits. Kiwoom has accumulated 27 home runs so far this season as well as 130 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .434 and they tally 5.63 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). The have tallied 40 two-baggers, while getting a free base 84 times as well as scoring 135 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 286 times while striking out on 569 chances. He has accumulated 519 runs and also has 329 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .362 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .761. He has gone yard 31 times, as well as 1,198 bases in total and also a .399 slugging percentage. In the 3,006 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .301 with 905 base knocks.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Heroes have accrued 221 assists, 16 errors and have earned a total of 638 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 23 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 17 times and been caught 6 times (26.1% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 123 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.71 (111 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 23 dingers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 5.21 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 (156 strikeouts vs 84 free passes). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 224.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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