Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/5/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+162) Samsung (-196)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ji Hyuk Ryu and the Samsung Lions (15-14, 4th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (12-19, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The Heroes open this matchup at +162 while the Lions are priced at -196. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Heroes have hit 51 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 15 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .334 and have been called out on strikes 259 times, while drawing a walk on 99 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 100 runs batted in as well as 247 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .238. They have earned a total of 110 runs while holding a team OBP of .314.

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Trenton Brooks is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Brooks has compiled an average at the plate of .272 for his baseball career, with 612 runs scored and an OPS of .791. He has been struck out 676 times and has gotten a free base on 557 occasions, contributing to a .366 on-base percentage. In his career, Brooks has drilled 102 balls over the fence while knocking in 628 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .425 and he has totaled 1,669 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 4,626 times and also came through with a base knock 1,069 times.

The Heroes have stolen 18 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 18.2%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 818 putouts for the season, as well as 288 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which puts them in 9th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 26 double plays.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.93 for the year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 218 hitters. Heroes pitchers have yielded 25 home runs in addition to 163 runs in total (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has given up 316 hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 149 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.59.

Samsung is sitting with 22 home runs this year as well as 136 runs batted in. The have tallied 46 doubles, while taking a walk 141 times as well as putting up 145 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .364 as well as a batting average of .269 over the course of the season. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are scoring 4.83 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have struck out on 217 instances (9th in KBO) and have a total of 281 base hits.

Ji Hyuk Ryu is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Ryu has drawn a walk 265 times while fanning on 459 chances. He is sitting with 394 runs and has 269 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .357 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .711. He has hit a home run 18 times, in addition to having 824 total bases and also a .342 slugging percentage. During the 2,412 at-bats in his career, Ryu has hit .273 with 659 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 28 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 315 assists, 14 errors and have earned a total of 801 putouts over the course of the season. In their 32 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 25 times and been caught 7 times (21.9% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.494 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.58 (199 strikeouts vs 126 free passes). They sit at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 273. They have conceded 30 homers and they yield 4.89 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 145 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.62 (137 earned runs allowed).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-196) and under the total runs

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