The Samsung Lions are coming in to face the Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium. The Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants 4/11/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST. However, the game will be broadcast locally on SPOTV2 for those of you that are located in South Korea.
Samsung Lions Preview
Samsung heads to this game here after getting a nice win in their last game. The win came with a final score of 10-7 in the 10th inning of the day. With the win the Lions moved to a record of 6-8-1 on the year, but that type of record is only good enough to be standing in 8th place in the KBO.
Denyi Reyes is the starter that the Lions are handing the ball over to in this game for his fourth start. Reyes has posted a 1-2 record with a 7.90 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. The innings pitched for Reyes has managed to get 13 2/3 innings pitched with 12 runs allowed on 21 hits and 2 homers. Reyes has managed to strike out only 9 batters, but has walked 3 batters on the year. As a team the Lions have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .298 with a 1.58 WHIP. The Lions have given up 17 homers on 165 hits, but has a horrible 5.80 ERA on the season.
The hitting for Samsung is the second worst in the league with a .253 average with 74 runs scored. The Lions have put a total of 136 balls in play with 23 doubles, 2 triples, but have given up 12 homers on the year. The Lions have stolen a total of 17 bases on the year and have ended up getting caught 2 time stealing on the year.
Lotte Giants Preview
The loss for Lotte was not a stunner, but still it kept the Giants down in the lower 2 teams of the standings. The Giants are now sitting in 9th place in the KBO and have posted a record of 4-10 on the year overall. Still with how the Giants have played on the year it is easy to see that this record is very much deserved.
Lee In-bok is the starter that heads to the mound for the Giants for his third appearance, one start and one in relief. This year he has posted a 0-0 record with a 4.05 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP. Lee In-bok has posted a 6 2/3 innings on the year with 3 runs allowed on 8 hits, but has struck out 3 batters and walked 4 batters. The Giants have not been horrible as a team pitching with a 4.68 ERA on the year. The Giants have allowed only 137 hits on the year, but have given up 14 homers. The opponents are rocking the Giants pitching with a .282 average and 1.59 WHIP.
The Giants are the worst hitting team in the KBO with a .251 average and a total of only 54 round. The Giants have managed to get only 126 hits on the year with 18 doubles and 4 triples. The power game for the Giants is the worst in the KBO with only 7 homers on the year. The base running is not that bad with 19 steals and only 5 runners have been caught.
Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants 4/11/24 Pick: Lotte Giants
This is a game that will be a challenge to pick as both of these teams are playing horrible on the year. However, we like the Giants better in this game here as the Giants are putting a better pitcher on the mound to start the game and have the better overall pitching staff on the year so far.
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