The Samsung Lions are heading to Gocheok Sky Dome to face the Kiwoom Heroes. The Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/26/24 game is set to be played at 5:30 AM EST. The game is being broadcast locally in Korea on SBS Sports.
Samsung Lions Preview
The Samsung club is coming into the game here after having a losing effort in their last game. The loss for the Lions came against the LG Twins by a score of 8-2. The loss dropped Samsung down to 3rd in the standings, but still are sitting on an impressive 15-12-1 record.
Won Tae-in is the starter that heads to the mound in this game here for the Lions. Won Tae-in has started in 5 games already and posted a 3-1 record with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Won has thrown 27 1/3 innings giving up 8 runs, 25 hits, and 3 homers on the year. Won has struck out 23 batters while walking a total of 7 on the year. Samsung as a team has posted a 4.74 ERA and has allowed 264 hits with 29 homers. The Lions have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .271 with a 1.44 WHIP.
Hitting for Samsung is sitting at a .265 average with 139 runs scored. The Lions have ended up with 257 hits and 46 doubles, 2 triples and 30 homers. The Lions have stolen a total of 29 bases with 6 runners being thrown out on the year.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
The Hereos are coming in after getting pounded by the Kia Tigers. The loss for the Heroes came with a final score of 13-2. The loss dropped Kiwoom all the way down to 6th place in the KBO and have dropped them to a five hundred mark on the year at 13-13 on the season.
Kim In-beom is the starter that heads to the mound for his 7th appearance and second start on the year for Kiwoom. He has posted an 0-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.68 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 10 1/3 innings while giving up only 5 hits. He has struck out 3 batters and walked 2 so far. The Heroes as a team have a 5.07 ERA and have allowed 249 hits with 25 homers. Kiwoom has posted an opponents average of .274 with a WHIP of 1.48.
The Heroes are decent hitting with a .273 average with 141 runs scored. Kiwoom has managed to get 245 hits with 40 doubles, 5 triples, and 28 homers on the year. Base running is fairly weak for the Heroes with only 9 steals, but only 2 runners have been thrown out.
Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/26/24 Pick: Samsung Lions
I have a good feeling about the road team here. The Lions are putting an established starter on the mound and have the better overall pitching staff. However, I do not expect this game to be high scoring either as both of these teams have had some issues in scoring at points this year against good pitchers. Still, I like the Lions to win and if you are looking for a total bet I would take the under 9.5 in this game here.
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