Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (4-8, 8th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (4-8, 9th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Samsung is slugging .330 and have been called out on strikes 101 times, while taking a walk on 61 occasions. They have compiled 55 RBI's in addition to 103 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .226. The Lions have recorded 21 doubles as a unit and have smacked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 56 runs while having a team OBP of .327. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.3 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .315 in his time in baseball, with 793 scored runs and an OPS of .879. He has struck out 846 times and earned a walk on 431 occasions, which has contributed to a .381 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Koo has hit 135 baseballs over the fence while driving in 680 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .498 and he has totaled 2,116 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,793 times and has come through with a hit 1,338 times.

The Lions have stolen 16 bags and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.3%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 362 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 139 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 3rd in the league and they have turned 16 double plays.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 6.14 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 80 batters. Samsung has allowed 147 base knocks (11.0 per 9 innings) and 82 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.57 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.65. Lions pitchers have given up 16 long balls and also 83 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

Lotte has accounted for 6 home runs for the year as well as 44 RBIs. They have 17 doubles, while walking 38 times and scoring 46 runs. The Lotte Giants have earned a team OBP of .321 as well as a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .343 and they earn 3.83 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have been rung up on 114 instances (4th in baseball) and are sitting with 108 hits.

Victor Reyes is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Reyes has tallied a walk 305 times while going down on strikes on 894 occasions. He has a total of 637 runs in addition to having 564 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .335 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .738. He has gone deep 69 times, with 1,838 total bases and a .403 slugging percentage. In the 4,558 at-bats in his career, Reyes has a batting average of .289 with 1,318 hits.

Out of their 18 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 10 times and been caught 8 times (44.4% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (8th in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 120 assists, 13 errors and have 318 putouts during this campaign.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.481 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 104. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 56 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (47 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.94 (103 strikeouts against 53 walks). They have conceded 10 dingers and they surrender 4.75 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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