Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (4-9, 9th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (5-8, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .347 and have struck out 111 times, while drawing a walk on 65 occasions. They have 63 runs batted in and 118 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .238. The Lions have tallied 22 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have tallied 64 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has drilled 5 balls out of the park while knocking in 22 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .358 and he has accumulated 57 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 178 times and has notched a base knock 33 times. He has struck out 55 times and earned a walk on 14 at-bats, contributing to a .270 OBP. Kim has earned a batting average of .208 for his baseball career, with 17 scored runs and an OPS of .628.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 389 putouts on the campaign, as well as 149 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 4th in the league and have 17 double plays. The Lions have stolen 16 bags and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 27.3%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 5.78 this season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 88 batters. Samsung has given up 153 hits (10.7 per 9 innings) and also 83 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.59. Lions pitchers have given up 16 long balls and 84 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Lotte Giants have compiled an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .247 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 122 occasions (4th in KBO) and are sitting with 114 hits. Lotte has hit 6 home runs so far this season in addition to 45 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .334 and they score 3.62 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 18 doubles, while getting a free base 39 times as well as putting up 47 runs.

Seung Min Go is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Go has drawn a walk 77 times while striking out on 157 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .337 and he also has a career OPS of .716. Over the course of the 651 at-bats in his career, Go has accumulated a batting average of .260 with 169 hits. He has tallied 85 runs and notched 66 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 9 times, in addition to having 247 bases in total and also a .379 slugging %.

Out of their 20 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 11 times and been caught 9 times (45.0% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (8th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 127 assists, 13 errors and have earned 345 putouts on the campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 64 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.30 (55 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 12 HR's and they yield 5.01 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.530 and have a FIP of 5.01 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.98 (113 strikeouts against 57 walks). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 119.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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