Game: Lotte Giants vs. Samsung Lions
Date: Sunday May 5, 2024
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (9-22, 10th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, May 5, 2024, where they will meet the Samsung Lions (20-13, 3rd in KBO).
As a team, the Lotte Giants are averaging 4.1 points per game, which places them 10th in the KBO. They won 132 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .327. The Giants hit 52 double-baggers as a team and knocked 19 balls out of the park. They have 124 RBIs in addition to 295 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .263. Lotte has a .378 slugging percentage and has struck out 257 times, while getting free base 94 times.
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Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should make an impact in this match for Lotte. Yoon has a .273 plate average for his time in baseball, in addition to 67 runs scored and an OPS of .675. He struck out 94 times and walked in 41 at-bats, which contributed to an on-base percentage of .324. During his professional baseball career, Yoon hit 3 baseballs out of the park while driving in 51 runs. His slugging percentage is .351 and he has accumulated 180 walks. During his time in baseball, he came to the plate 563 times and had a hit 140 times.
The Giants have stolen 23 sacks and been thrown out 13 times, which shows us that their steal caught percentage stands at 36.1%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 838 putouts to this point in the season, in addition to 312 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently 0.980, which ranks them 5th in Korean baseball, and they have hit 34 double plays.
They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and the pitching staff owns a collective WHIP of 1.59. Giants pitchers gave up 34 home runs and 180 total runs (5th in the KBO). Lotte gave up 327 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 164 earned runs. The Giants own a team ERA of 5.29 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the team has struck out 237 batters.
Samsung has achieved 31 HRs so far this year to go along with 173 points. They hit 56 double-baggers, while getting a free base 135 times and scoring 177 runs. The Samsung Lions hold an OBP of .358 and a team batting average of .276 so far this season. The Lions have a team hitting percentage of .406 and they are averaging 5.21 points per game (8th in the league). They struck out 259 times (4th in the league) and totaled 330 hits.
Young Woong Kim is a hitter you’ll want to watch closely for Samsung. Kim recorded a free base 24 times while being called for strikes in 78 plate appearances. His OBP is .316 and he has a career OPS of .755. For the 230 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim recorded a .243 batting average in addition to 56 hits. He accumulated 32 points in addition to having earned 33 RBIs. He homered 10 times, along with 101 total bases and also a .439 slugging percentage.
Of their 47 chances to steal a base, they succeeded 32 times and were caught 15 times (31.9% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have made 27 double plays and have a defensive percentage of 0.986 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 297 assists, 17 errors and 923 putouts during the season.
Samsung’s pitching staff has given up 151 runs this year while having a 4.28 ERA (146 earned runs given up). They have given up 31 dingers and are allowing 4.42 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.351 with a FIP of 4.42 as a team for the year. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.04 (239 strikeouts to 117 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a pitching team in total hits allowed with 298.
Who will win tonight’s baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s choice: take Lotte
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