Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 3/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (2-1, 4th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (2-1, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 6.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have accounted for 20 runs while holding a team OBP of .414. The Lions have hit 5 doubles as a unit and have smacked 2 balls out of the stadium. They have 20 runs batted in as well as 37 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .325. Samsung has a slugging rate of .421 and have been called out on strikes 21 times, while drawing a walk on 17 occasions.

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Min-ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .276 for his career, in addition to 924 runs scored and an OPS of .816. He has struck out 1,477 times and has gotten a free base on 770 occasions, contributing to a .355 OBP. For his career, Kang has drilled 320 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,167 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .461 in addition to earning 3,329 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 8,267 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,992 times.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with 83 putouts so far this season, in addition to 36 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is currently at .992 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and have accumulated 5 double plays. The Lions have swiped 3 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 40.0%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.30 so far this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 15 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 29 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 13 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.67 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Lions pitchers have relinquished 2 home runs in addition to 14 runs in total (4th in baseball).

The Twins have a team slugging % of .381 and they average 5.33 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have notched 3 two-baggers, while getting a free base 13 times and scoring 16 runs. LG has tallied 1 HR so far this season as well as 16 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 10 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned 29 hits. The LG Twins have a team OBP of .381 in addition to a batting average of .299 this season.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For the 2,074 official at-bats in his career, Hong has a batting average of .308 in addition to 639 base knocks. He has hit a home run 15 times, as well as 836 total bases and also a .403 slugging percentage. Hong has earned a walk 376 times while fanning on 398 attempts. He has recorded 409 runs and also has 232 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .428 and he holds a career OPS of .831.

The LG Twins have turned 5 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .992 (2nd in KBO). The Twins have 38 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 81 putouts on the campaign. Of their 1 attempt at getting a steal, they have been caught 1 time (100.0% caught stealing percentage).

The LG pitching staff have allowed 13 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.33 (13 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 3 home runs and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 4.33 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.71 (19 strikeouts against 7 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 26.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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