The Samsung Lions are taking on the Lotte Giants on Tuesday at Sajik Baseball Stadium. The Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants 4/9/24 game is set to have the opening pitch thrown out at 5:30 AM EST. The game is set to be broadcast on SPOTV2.
Samsung Lions Preview
Samsung is coming in after getting a nice win in their last game. The win came over the Kia Tigers by a score of 7-3. The Lions are sitting in a tie for 8th place in the KBO with the Giants. The Lions are sitting on a. 4-8-1 record on the year so far.
Won Tae-in will be making his third start on the year for the Lions here. Won has posted an 0-1 record on the season so far with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. He has pitched a total of 10 innings on the year with 5 runs allowed and 13 hits, but has given up a homer as well. Won has struck out 10 batters and walked only 3 batters. Samsung is a team that has a horrible 6.12 ERA on the season, but has allowed 147 hits and 16 homers on the year. Samsung has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .306 with a 1.64 WHIP.
Samsung is the worst hitting team in the KBO with a .226 average and only 56 runs scored. The Lions have recorded 103 hits with 21 doubles, 1 triple, but has cranked out 8 homers. The Lions have done good running the bases with 14 steals and only been caught stealing 1 time all year.
Lotte Giants Preview
The Giants are heading to the game here after getting a nice win in 10 innings in their last game. The win came over the Doosan Bears, but was a struggle with a final score of 7-6. The Giants are now sitting in 8th place in the KBO and have posted a record of 4-8 on the year.
Na Gyun-an is the starter that the Giants are putting on the mound for the 3rd time this year. Gyun-an has ended up with a 0-1 record and a 2.45 ERA with a WHIP of 1.55. Na has thrown a total of 11 innings this season with 6 runs allowed on 11 hits and 1 homer given up on the season as well. He has been good at striking out the opponents with 13 K’s on the year, but has walked 6 batters. The team pitching for Lotte has a team ERA of 3.99 so far. The Givens have allowed 104 hits and 10 homers on the season. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .258 with a 1.48 WHIP so far.
Lotte is the second worst hitting team in the KBO with a .252 average and are the league low in scoring with 46 runs. The Giants have managed to get 108 hits and have only ended up with 17 doubles, 2 triples, but 6 homers. The base running, when they do reach the bases, is good for the Lions with 16 steals and only 4 runners caught stealing.
Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants 4/9/24 Pick: Lotte Giants
Lotte may be the worst hitting team in the KBO, but the Giants are at least able to pitch the ball better. Look for this game to end up being a back and forth battle but we are going to take the Giants to be the winner in the game here as the Giants are able to pitch the ball better and keep the Lions in check on the day.
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