Mario Bautista
Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: SPO-T
Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (77-63, 2nd in KBO) host the LG Twins (74-65, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024.
As a team, the LG Twins are compiling 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have 789 runs scored and hold an OBP of .366. The Twins have accumulated 233 two-baggers as a team and have hit 113 balls out of the stadium. They have 747 runs batted in in addition to 1,362 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .283. LG has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 953 times, while taking a walk on 608 occasions.
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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Kim has slapped 7 baseballs over the fence while driving in 36 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 584 times and has reached base with a hit 141 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .273 in his time in baseball, in addition to 56 scored runs and an OPS of .719. His slugging percentage sits at .368 and he has totaled 190 bases. He has fanned 97 times and has been walked on 58 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP.
The Twins have swiped 124 bases and have been gunned down 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.4%. The LG Twins have a tally of 3,750 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,326 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and they have turned 133 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Twins pitchers have conceded 123 home runs and 717 runs in total (9th in baseball). LG has allowed 1,347 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 646 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.65 over the course of the season (2nd in KBO), and they have rung up 1,055 batters.
The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .347 and a team batting average of .269 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,136 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 1,320 hits. Samsung has a total of 181 home runs so far this season as well as 724 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .427 and they earn 5.35 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have recorded 201 two-baggers, while getting a free base 525 times as well as scoring 760 runs.
Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a free base 204 times while going down on strikes on 215 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .368 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .700. In the 1,655 official at-bats in his career, Kim has an average at the plate of .283 with 469 hits. He has accounted for 320 runs in addition to having earned 118 RBIs. He has gone deep 6 times, in addition to having 549 total bases and a .332 slugging percentage.
The Samsung Lions have turned 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 1,226 assists, 80 errors and have accounted for 3,794 putouts so far this season. In their 161 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 112 times and been caught 49 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage).
The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.449 and have a FIP of 5.02 as a unit on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (968 strikeouts against 472 bases on balls). They sit at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,360. They have relinquished 160 homers and they relinquish 5.02 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 705 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.66 (654 earned runs conceded).
Who will win tonight’s KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Take LG
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