Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (18-27, 9th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (27-21, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in KBO. They have accumulated 248 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .349. The Lions have accrued 84 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 49 balls out of the park. They have accrued 237 runs batted in in addition to 462 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .268. Samsung is slugging .408 and have struck out 385 times, while being walked on 191 occasions.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Kim has hit 15 balls out of the park while driving in 46 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 324 times and has come through with a base knock 72 times. Kim has recorded a batting average of .253 for his baseball career, in addition to 42 runs scored and an OPS of .795. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .467 in addition to racking up 133 bases. He has been struck out 94 times and has been walked on 31 occasions, contributing to a .328 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have earned 1,337 putouts this year, in addition to 416 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Lions have stolen 47 bases and have been thrown out 20 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 29.9%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.67 for the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 361 batters. Samsung has yielded 459 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 231 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.99 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have given up 50 long balls in addition to 244 runs in total (7th in the league).

Lotte has recorded 36 long balls this year in addition to 199 RBIs. The have tallied 84 doubles, while taking a walk 143 times as well as earning 216 runs. The Lotte Giants have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .269 on the campaign. The Giants have a team slugging % of .401 and they score 4.60 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 374 instances (7th in baseball) and are sitting with 445 hits.

Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For the 573 at-bats in his pro career, Yoon has an average at the plate of .281 in addition to having 161 base hits. He has gone deep 4 times, with 209 total bases and also a .365 slugging percentage. Yoon has recorded a walk 46 times while fanning on 104 attempts. He has amassed 80 runs and racked up 57 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .333 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .698.

Of their 58 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 36 times and been caught 22 times (37.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Giants have recorded 485 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,246 putouts this season.

The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 240 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.83 (223 earned runs given up). They have allowed 46 long balls and they give up 5.20 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.520 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.20 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 (353 strikeouts vs 168 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 463.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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