Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants
Date: Friday May 24, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: PLACE
Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (17-27, 10th in KBO) will face the Samsung Lions (27-20, 3rd in KBO) on Friday, May 24, 2024.
The Lions hit 82 two-balls as a unit and hit 49 balls out of the park. Samsung has a .410 slugging percentage and has been called out 378 times, while getting the free base 189 times. As a team, the Samsung Lions average 5.1 points per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have accumulated 235 RBIs and 452 hits for the season, while their plate average is .268. They scored a total of 246 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350.
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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can make a difference for Samsung. During his professional baseball career, Koo hit 143 balls out of the park while driving in 705 runs. He accumulated a .500 slugging percentage in addition to accumulating 2,195 walks. During his stay in the league, he struck out 4,949 times and also had 1,382 hits. He struck out 869 times and walked 438 times, contributing in part to a .380 on-base percentage. Koo hit .315 for his baseball career, with 820 runs scored and an OPS of .881.
The Lions have raided 47 bases and been shot down 20 times, which tells us their arrested robbery rate is 29.9%. The Samsung Lions have 1,310 putouts this year, along with 411 assists and 30 errors. Their defensive percentage is 0.983, which ranks them first in the league and they have a total of 33 double plays.
The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.58 so far this year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 353 batters. Samsung allowed 445 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) along with 222 earned runs. They had a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.43. Lions pitchers allowed 50 home runs and also 235 total runs (7th in KBO).
The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .393 and they are averaging 4.48 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They hit 82 double-baggers, while getting a free base 141 times and driving in 206 runs. Lotte has 32 homers so far this season and 191 RBIs. They struck out 368 times (6th in the league) and walked 430 times. The Lotte Giants recorded a team OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .265 for the year.
Victor Reyes is a hitter that should be able to make an impact in this game for Lotte. For 4,691 official at-bats during his baseball career, Reyes has a .289 batting average with 1,358 hits. He rushed for 73 yards, along with a total of 1,901 bases and a slugging percentage of .405. Reyes won a free base 314 times while losing 913 tries. He accumulated 655 points and scored 588 points. His on-base percentage is .335 and he has a career OPS of .740.
The Lotte Giants have made 47 double plays and have a defensive percentage of 0.980 (6th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 473 assists, 35 errors and totaled 1,219 putouts so far this season. Of their 58 steal attempts, they were successful 36 times and were caught 22 times (37.9% steal catch rate).
The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.517 in addition to having a team FIP of 5.18 so far this year. They had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.05 (344 strikeouts to 168 free passes). They are 7th in the KBO as a pitching team in total hits given up with 448. They have given up 46 long balls and are allowing 5.18 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). Lotte’s pitching staff has allowed 234 runs on the campaign and comes in with a team ERA of 4.81 (217 earned runs given up).
Who will win tonight’s baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s choice: take Samsung
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