Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-275) Lotte (+220)

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (16-24, 9th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (24-17, 3rd in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Lions open this matchup at -275 while the Giants are coming in at +220. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Lions have accumulated 63 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 289 times, while being walked on 203 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have accrued 210 RBI's in addition to 386 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .267. They have accounted for 221 runs and have an OBP of .363.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Ryu has hit 19 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 280 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,848 times and has delivered a hit 666 times. Ryu has an average at the plate of .272 for his career, with 397 scored runs and an OPS of .686. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .341 in addition to earning 835 bases. He has gone down on strikes 463 times and earned a walk on 268 occasions, which has contributed to a .356 OBP.

The Lions have swiped 35 bases and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 20.5%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 1,122 putouts so far this season, in addition to 439 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 1st in the league and have earned 38 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.19 this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 284 batters. Samsung has given up 359 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 174 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Lions pitchers have relinquished 39 home runs and 189 total runs (9th in baseball).

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .378 and they score 4.00 runs per outing (9th in the league). The have tallied 71 doubles, while taking a walk 118 times and putting up 164 runs. Lotte has hit 30 home runs so far this year and 153 RBIs. They have struck out on 319 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 374 hits. The Lotte Giants have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .260 for the season.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. During the 5,826 official at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .300 in addition to 1,748 hits. He has homered 102 times, with 2,469 total bases and a .424 slugging percentage. Reyes has drawn a free base 417 times while striking out on 1,057 plate appearances. He has accounted for 811 runs and has 801 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .347 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .771.

The Lotte Giants have turned 28 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (4th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 406 assists, 26 errors and have amassed 1,101 putouts on the season. Out of their 42 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 31 times and been caught 11 times (26.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.499 and have a FIP of 5.03 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.80 (332 strikeouts vs 184 walks). They sit at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 366. They have yielded 33 dingers and they allow 5.03 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 205 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (182 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+220)

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