On Wednesday the Kia Tigers are taking to the road to face the Samsung Lions. The Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions 5/8/24 game is being held at Daegu Samsung Lions park at 5:30 AM EST. The Tigers vs Lions game is broadcast on MBC Sports+.
Kia Tigers Preview
Kia is coming in at the top of the KBO with a record of 22-12 on the year. The Tigers in their last game ended up having a rain out on the day and was not in action. Still, on the road the Tigers have been impressive with a 12-6 record.
Yang Hyeon-jong is the starter going to the mound for his 8th start on the year for the Tigers. Yang has posted a 3-1 record with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Yang has thrown a total of 44 2/3 innings with 15 runs of which they are all earned. Yang has allowed 39 hits with 4 homers given up, but has struck out 33 batters while giving up 12 walks. As a team the Tiger have a 3.84 ERA and have allowed 315 hits with 29 homers. The Tigers are allowing the opponents to hit at a clip of .260 with a 1.46 WHIP.
The Kia Tigers is coming in with a .299 average on the year with a total of 213 runs scored. Kia has ended up getting a total of 372 hits with 71 doubles, 4 triples, and 41 homers on the season. The Tigers have ended up getting 46 steals on the year and have had 11 runners caught stealing.
Samsung Lions Preview
Samsung heads into the game here after getting their last game rained out. The Lions are coming to this game here with a record of 20-14-1 on the year, which is good enough for third place. The Lions are sitting on a 14-5-1 home record.
Won Tae-in comes here for his 8th start of the year. Won has posted a 5-1 record with a 1.79 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. Won has thrown a total of 40 1/3 innings giving up only 9 runs of which 8 were earned. Won Tae-in has allowed 30 hits with 3 homers, but has struck out 33 batters while walking only 10. With the Samsung team they are coming to this game with a team ERA of 4.42 with a total of 326 hits allowed, but has given up 35 homers on the year. Samsung is heading into the game here with a pitching staff that allows the opponents to hit at a clip of .262 with a 1.38 WHIP.
Samsung has managed to get a team batting average of .277 with a total of 186 runs scored. The Lions have managed to get a total of 345 hits with 61 doubles, 3 triples, but 33 homers on the year. The Lions have managed to get 33 steals, but only 6 of their runners have been thrown out on the year.
Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions 5/8/24 Pick: Samsung Lions
The game here will definitely be a pitchers battle which we think neither one of the teams will produce offensively. However, with that being the case the Lions are playing at home and will have the home crowd and a better starter on the mound. We are looking for Won Tae-in to be able to keep the Tigers hitters in check in this game here and that makes it easier for the Lions to play better small ball and get the win in this game here.
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