Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+106) Samsung (-128)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ji Hyuk Ryu and the Samsung Lions (57-35, 1st in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (50-44, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The Tigers open this matchup at +106 while the Lions are priced at -128. The O/U is set at 9.

Kia has a slugging % of .437 and have struck out 756 times, while being walked on 346 occasions. They have tallied 488 runs batted in as well as 887 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is at .269. The Tigers have tallied 168 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 121 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 507 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .344. As a team, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.3 runs per outing, which is 4th in baseball.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 37 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 210 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 2,265 times and has delivered with a base knock 501 times. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .251 for his career, in addition to 339 runs scored and an OPS of .690. His slugging percentage sits at .370 and he has a total of 740 bases. He has struck out 596 times and has walked on 172 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .320 on-base %.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 2,552 putouts for the season, in addition to 887 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 78 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 82 bags and have been caught 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.3%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 94 long balls and also 458 runs (7th in KBO). Kia has allowed 843 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 414 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.38 this season (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 690 batters.

The Lions hold a slugging % of .407 and they earn 5.67 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). The have tallied 142 two-baggers, while walking 440 times as well as earning 533 runs. Samsung has compiled 81 home runs so far this season as well as 507 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 644 occasions (10th in KBO) and have recorded 895 hits. The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .369 and a team batting average of .276 on the season.

Ji Hyuk Ryu is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Ryu has recorded a walk 289 times while being called out on strikes on 491 chances. He has accounted for 419 runs in addition to having earned 303 RBIs. His on-base % is .355 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .686. He has hit the long ball 20 times, as well as 891 total bases and also a .342 slugging percentage. For the 2,609 at-bats in his pro career, Ryu has recorded a batting average of .271 with 708 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have turned 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Lions have 922 assists, 54 errors and have earned 2,508 putouts for the season. Of their 90 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 65 times and been caught 25 times (27.8% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.372 with a FIP of 4.44 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 817. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 412 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.06 (377 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 (694 strikeouts against 330 bases on balls). They have relinquished 87 dingers and they yield 4.44 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-128) and under the total runs

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