The Lotte Giants are taking on the Samsung Lions in this game at Diego Samsung Lions Park. The Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions 5/5/24 game is being played at 1:00 AM EST. The game will be broadcast locally for those in South Korea or streaming on SPOTV2.
Lotte Giants Preview
The Lotte Giants are heading here after getting a very nice 9-2 win in their last game. The game was against the Lions, but it was a very impressive win for the Giants. With the win Lotte securely sat in 10th place with a 10-22-1 record, but when playing on the road the Giants are 4-13.
Huron Do-hoon is coming out of nowhere to start this game as his last appearance was in 2021. In that season he threw in 5 games with 2 starts, but did post a 12.46 ERA and a 2.54 WHIP. He threw only 8 2/3 innings while giving up 12 runs all of those are earned. Still, he allowed 9 hits and a homer, but struck out 9 and had a lot of control issues with 13 walks. This year the Giants have posted a 5.24 ERA and have allowed 349 hits with 36 homers allowed. Lotte has ended up getting a 1.59 WHIP and the opponents have hit at a clip of .297.
Lotte is a poorly hitting team with a .267 average and 149 runs scored. The Giants have managed to get a total of 322 hits with 61 doubles, 10 triples, but have some good power hitting finally with 23 homers. The Giants have stolen 32 bases and have been caught stealing 10 times.
Samsung Lions Preview
Samsung is coming in after getting a loss handed to them by the Giants. Still, the loss did not push the Lions down in the standings as they are still sitting in 3rd place. The Samsung club has posted a 20-14-1 record on the year overall, but when playing at home the Lions have struggled and are only 6-10.
Lee Seung-Hyun is the starter going to the mound for his 4th start of the year. Lee has posted a 2-1 record with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 15 innings giving up 3 runs all of those are earned runs, but has allowed 5 hits. He has control issues with 10 walks and struck out 17 batters. The Samsung Lions have posted a team ERA of 4.42 on the year overall, but have allowed only 326 hits with 35 homers given up. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .262 while the Lions have posted a 1.38 WHIP.
The Lions come to the game here hitting at a clip of .277 with a total of 186 runs. The Samsung Lions have recorded a total of 352 hits with 61 doubles, 3 triples, and 33 homers. The base running has managed to see the Lions pick up a total of 33 steals with only 6 runners being thrown out.
Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions 5/5/24 Pick: Samsung Lions
The Lions and the Giants are playing good at times this year and in this series have managed to play decent against each other. Now, we are going to take the home team Lions in this game here basically because we like the home field advantage. That is going to make the difference in the game here as the Lions are able to play better at home and that makes it easier for the Samsung team to secure the win in this game here.
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