Kia Tigers vs. Samsung Lions prediction, October 26, 2024 KBO tip, tips and odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) will play against the Kia Tigers (87-55, 1st in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

Kia has a .459 slugging percentage and has struck out 915 times while drawing a walk 529 times. They have scored 812 runs batted in and 1,542 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is .301. The Tigers recorded 266 two-baggers as a team and hit 163 balls out of the park. They have 858 runs scored with a team OBP of .370. As a team, the Kia Tigers score 6.0 runs per contest, ranking first in the league.

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Chan Ho Park is a batsman who should impact this game for Kia. Park has a .262 batting average, 439 runs scored and an OPS of .649 in his baseball career. He fanned 466 times and walked 274 times, contributing in part to a .322 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Park hit 18 balls over the fence for 311 runs. His career slugging percentage is .327 and he has earned 1,003 bases. During his time in the majors, he entered the batters box 3,424 times and had a hit 803 times.

The Kia Tigers have 3,864 putouts, 1,400 assists and 146 errors on the season. Their fielding percentage is currently .973, which ranks them 10th in the league, and they have made 133 double plays. The Tigers rushed 108 bases and were sacked 31 times, meaning their caught stealing rate is 22.3%.

The Tigers posted a team earned run average of 4.40 (1st in the league) on the year and their team struck out 1,125 batters. The Tigers’ pitchers allowed 141 home runs in addition to a total of 759 runs (7th in the KBO). Kia gave up 1,365 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 629 earned runs. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .269 this year. They were called up 1,150 times (2nd in the league) and scored 1,336 goals. Samsung has 185 home runs and 734 runs batted in this year. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .428 and allow 5.35 runs per game (6th in baseball). They hit 204 doubles, drew 531 walks and scored 770 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a batsman to keep an eye on at Samsung. Kim has hit a free base 53 times, converting 190 chances. His OBP is .305 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .759. In 562 at-bats in his professional career, Kim posted a .238 batting average with 134 base hits. He scored 78 runs and also had 92 RBIs. He passed for 31 yards, 255 total bases and a .454 slugging percentage.

In their 164 attempts to steal a base, they succeeded 114 times and were caught 50 times (30.5% of the times they were caught stealing). The Samsung Lions have completed 105 double plays and maintain a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have amassed 1,252 assists, 81 errors and 3,848 putouts this year.

The Lions as a squad have a team WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 5.04 on the season. Her K/BB ratio is 2.05 (980 strikeouts against 477 bases on balls). With a total of 1,384 hits, they are in 6th place in the KBO. They allowed 164 long balls and scored 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in the KBO). Samsung’s pitching staff gave up 719 runs during the season while maintaining a 4.68 ERA (667 earned runs scored).

Who will win the KBO game ATS tonight?

Guy Bruhn’s pick: Take Samsung

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