Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (15-12, 3rd in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, April 28, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (13-13, 6th in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging rate of .409 and have been rung up 219 times, while being walked on 111 occasions. They have 137 runs batted in and 257 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .265. The Lions have recorded 46 doubles as a squad and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have a total of 139 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.0 runs/g, which has them at 7th in KBO.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Koo has hit 139 balls out of the park while driving in 694 runs. His slugging percentage is .500 and he has racked up 2,155 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 4,861 times and has notched a base hit 1,360 times. He has been struck out 854 times and has been walked on 434 occasions, contributing to a .382 on-base percentage. Koo has a batting average of .315 for his time in baseball, in addition to 804 scored runs and an OPS of .882.

The Lions have stolen 30 bags and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.8%. The Samsung Lions have a total of 764 putouts on the year, in addition to 254 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 1st in Korean baseball and have a total of 25 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.74 on the year (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 194 hitters. Samsung has allowed 264 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 134 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs and 137 total runs (7th in KBO).

Kiwoom has a total of 28 home runs so far this year in addition to 136 runs batted in. The have tallied 40 two-baggers, while taking a walk 91 times as well as scoring 141 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold an OBP of .346 in addition to a batting average of .273 so far this season. The Heroes have a SLG% of .422 and they average 5.42 runs per game (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 191 occasions (9th in baseball) and have recorded 245 hits.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 106 times while being called out on strikes on 263 attempts. He has accumulated 109 runs and also has 114 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .323 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .670. He has hit it out of the park 20 times, in addition to having 301 bases in total and a .347 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 867 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .228 in addition to having 198 hits.

Out of their 27 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 21 times and been caught 6 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 232 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 692 putouts during this campaign.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.481 and have a FIP of 5.54 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.79 (165 strikeouts against 92 free passes). They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 249. They have allowed 25 long balls and they allow 5.54 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 142 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.08 (130 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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