Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Changwon NC Park is the site where Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (49-57, 7th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (59-51, 3rd in KBO) on Friday, August 16, 2024.

The Lions have earned 168 doubles as a team and have hit 134 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging % of .424 and have struck out 887 times, while being walked on 411 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO. They have accumulated 560 RBI’s as well as 1,049 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .271. They have accounted for 590 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.

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Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has a batting average of .283 in his time in baseball, in addition to 295 runs scored and an OPS of .696. He has been struck out 205 times and earned a walk on 188 occasions, contributing to a .366 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 6 balls out of the park while knocking in 109 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .330 and he has accumulated 516 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 1,834 times and came through with a base base hit 443 times.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 2,996 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 956 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 1st in the league and have 74 double plays. The Lions have swiped 96 bags and have been gunned down 42 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.4%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.60 this year (2nd in the league), and they have struck out 765 hitters. Samsung has allowed 1,062 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 510 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have allowed 120 long balls and 549 total runs (10th in baseball).

The NC Dinos have earned an on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a batting average of .269 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 918 instances (1st in the league) and have a total of 1,005 base hits. NC has a total of 127 home runs on the campaign as well as 552 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .421 and they average 5.36 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 164 two-baggers, while taking a walk 413 times and earning 579 runs.

Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Kwon has drawn a free base 431 times while going down on strikes on 583 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .362 and he has a lifetime OPS of .769. Over the course of the 3,143 at-bats in his baseball career, Kwon has an average at the plate of .264 with 831 hits. He has amassed 445 runs in addition to having earned 504 RBIs. He has homered 96 times, with 1,278 total bases and a .407 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Dinos have racked up 991 assists, 75 errors and have 2,873 putouts on the season. Of their 103 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 66 times and been caught 37 times (35.9% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 582 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.91 (522 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 100 dingers and they relinquish 5.47 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.504 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.47 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.05 (804 strikeouts against 392 walks). They come in at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,048.

Who will win tonight’s baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take Samsung

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