Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 3/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (86-56, 1st in KBO last season) play the Samsung Lions (61-82, 8th in KBO last year) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions notched 4.4 runs/g, which had them at 7th in the league. They earned 636 runs scored and have an OBP of .334. The Lions recorded 208 doubles as a unit and hit 88 baseballs out of the park. They compiled 603 runs batted in and 1,290 hits last year, and their average at the plate was at .263. Samsung owned a slugging percentage of .368 and struck out 954 times, while taking a walk on 487 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .244 for his baseball career, with 84 runs scored and an OPS of .672. He has struck out 133 times and has walked on 57 occasions, which has contributed to a .306 on-base %. In his career, Lee has drilled 19 baseballs out of the park while driving in 83 runs. His career slugging percentage is .366 and he has a total of 252 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 777 times and has come through with a hit 168 times.

The Lions stole 86 bases and were gunned down 32 times, which means their caught stealing rate was 27.1%. The Samsung Lions finished with 3,835 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,403 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .981 which put them in 2nd in KBO and they twisted 111 double plays.

The Lions finished with a team earned run average of 4.61 for the prior year (10th in KBO), and their staff rung up 899 batters. Samsung gave up 1,414 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 654 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 1.94 and their pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.47. Their pitching staff walked 464 batters and their FIP came in at 5.13 as a squad last year.

The Twins held a slugging % of .394 and they tallied 5.33 runs per game (1st in the league). They hit 227 doubles, while walking 583 times as well as scoring 767 runs. LG compiled 93 home runs last year in addition to 714 runs batted in. They struck out on 804 occasions (10th in the league) and accounted for 1,364 hits. The LG Twins accumulated a team OBP of .361 in addition to a team batting average of .280 for the prior year.

Hae Min Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has drawn a walk 503 times while going down on strikes on 837 tries. He has recorded 884 runs in addition to having earned 525 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .353 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .736. He has hit the long ball 51 times, with 1,936 bases in total and a .383 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,057 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .287 in addition to having 1,451 hits.

The LG Twins turned 131 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Twins had 1,341 assists, 128 errors and are sitting with 3,880 putouts for the previous season. Out of their 145 attempts at stealing a base, they were successful 115 times and were caught 30 times (20.7% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff relinquished 610 runs last year while holding an ERA of 3.67 (527 earned runs surrendered). They allowed 74 homers and they surrender 4.24 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Twins had a team WHIP of 1.359 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a team last season. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 1.99 (977 strikeouts vs 491 bases on balls). They were sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,266.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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