Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/12/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+110) LG (-130)

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (22-14, 2nd in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (21-14, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The line on this matchup has the Lions coming in at +110 and the Twins are at -130. The over/under opens at 9.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in KBO. They have a total of 184 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .367. The Lions have hit 55 doubles as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have 173 RBI's as well as 336 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .272. Samsung is slugging .403 and have struck out 255 times, while getting the free base on 175 occasions.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Ryu has drilled 19 balls out of the park while knocking in 279 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .343 and he has racked up 832 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 2,822 times and got on base with a base hit 663 times. He has struck out 460 times and earned a walk on 266 occasions, which contributes in part to a .357 on-base %. Ryu has hit .273 in his time in baseball, in addition to 395 runs scored and an OPS of .688.

The Lions have swiped 30 bases and have been caught 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 21.1%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 963 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 375 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 1st in KBO and they have turned 29 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.01 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 245 batters. Lions pitchers have given up 32 long balls and 155 total runs (9th in baseball). Samsung has yielded 300 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 143 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.

LG has compiled 21 home runs on the season as well as 166 RBIs. They have recorded 52 doubles, while walking 171 times as well as recording 171 runs. The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .371 and a batting average of .273 for the year. The Twins have a team slugging % of .376 and they have an average of 4.75 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 247 occasions (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 330 base hits.

Austin Dean is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Dean has recorded a free base 520 times while fanning on 946 chances. His OBP is .358 and he has a lifetime OPS of .836. During the 5,153 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has earned a batting average of .292 in addition to 1,503 hits. He has accumulated 821 runs in addition to having earned 845 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 191 times, as well as 2,464 total bases and a .478 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 27 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 352 assists, 29 errors and have amassed 970 putouts this season. In their 43 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 30 times and been caught 13 times (30.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.396 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 (259 strikeouts vs 118 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 333. They have conceded 24 dingers and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The LG pitching staff have given up 153 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (139 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG (-130) and under the total runs

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