Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (22-19, 6th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (23-17, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 319 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. They have accounted for 200 runs batted in and 388 hits on the season, while their batting average is .269. The Lions have hit 72 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 37 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 206 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Koo has slapped 142 baseballs out of the park while driving in 704 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .500 and he has a total of 2,182 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,918 times and has notched a hit 1,375 times. He has been struck out 863 times and has taken a walk on 436 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .381 on-base %. Koo has hit .315 in his time in baseball, in addition to 813 runs scored and an OPS of .881.

The Lions have swiped 37 bags and have been gunned down 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.5%. The Samsung Lions have 1,118 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 349 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 29 double plays.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.33 on the season (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 300 batters. Samsung has given up 367 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 179 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have relinquished 38 home runs and 188 runs in total (9th in baseball).

SSG has 42 HRs on the year in addition to 207 runs batted in. They hit 59 doubles, while taking a walk 138 times as well as notching 217 runs. The SSG Landers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .268 so far this season. The Landers have a SLG% of .395 and they earn 5.17 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 320 occasions (3rd in the league) and have a total of 393 base hits.

Jeong Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Over the course of the 7,553 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .287 with 2,168 base knocks. He has gone deep 470 times, with 4,000 total bases and also a .530 slugging percentage. Choi has drawn a walk 998 times while fanning on 1,690 occasions. He has accrued 1,393 runs and also has 1,487 runs batted in. His OBP is .390 and he holds a career OPS of .920.

In their 58 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 42 times and been caught 16 times (27.6% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 39 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in KBO). The Landers have recorded 392 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 1,116 putouts during this campaign.

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.532 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.00 as a staff on the year. They come in at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 390. The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 248 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.56 (230 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 (348 strikeouts vs 180 free passes). They have given up 50 homers and they give up 6.00 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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