The Samsung Lions are wrapping up the weekend series on the road to face the Kiwoom Heroes. The Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/28/24 game is being played at 1:00 AM EST at Gocheok Sky Dome. The game is being broadcast locally on 2 networks SBS Sports and SPOTV2.
Samsung Lions Preview
The Lions are coming off of a strong offensive and defensive performance. The game against the Heroes was an 11-0 win for the Lions. The win moved the Lions to third place in the KBO, but also have them sitting on a 17-12-1 record on the year.
Denyi Reyes is the starter going to the mound in this game for the Lions for his 7th start. Reyes has posted a 3-2 record with a 4.75 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Denyi has thrown a total of 30 1/3 innings while giving up 16 runs, 37 hits and 3 homers. Still, he has struck out 23 batters and walked only 7 on the year. Samsung as a team has posted a 4.42 ERA and has allowed 272 hits with 29 homers. The Lions have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .262 with a 1.39 WHIP.
Hitting for Samsung is sitting at a .269 average with 153 runs scored. The Lions have ended up with 281 hits and 48 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 Heroes are a team that has fallen from grace lately. That fall has seen the Heroes drop from the top part of the KBO table all the way to 6th place. The Heroes are now sitting on a record of 13-15 on the year overall.
Ha Yeong-min is the starter heading to the mound for the Heroes for his 6th start. Ha has picked up an impressive 3-0 record with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Ha has thrown a total of 25 1/3 innings giving up 12 runs, 25 hits and 2 homers. When it comes to strikeouts Ha has recorded 16 and has walked only 6 batters. The Heroes as a team have a 5.14 ERA and have allowed 273 hits with 25 homers. Kiwoom has posted an opponents average of .277 with a WHIP of 1.50.
The Heroes are decent hitting with a .263 average with 141 runs scored. Kiwoom has managed to get 253 hits with 43 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 4/28/24 Pick: Kiwoom Heroes
The last game was a little bit of a shocker for us. However, in this game here we are still sticking with the Heroes. Yes, the Heroes have had their struggles lately, but in this game we think the pitching from Ha will make the difference in the game. As long as he is able to go deeper into the game and keep the bullpen on the bench. If not, then the game will be a toss up. Still, I like the Heroes to pick up the win and if you are looking for a second bet choose the over 9.5.
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