GWANGJU (Interstat)—Samsung Lions will visit Kia Tigers on Tuesday at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea. Samsung enters the game with 80 wins, 52 losses and 2 ties. Kia is 73-59-2. The weather forecast for game time calls for 64 degrees.

Samsung has lost two of its past three games, including a 12-0 defeat to Doosan and a 7-5 loss in its latest game. The Lions won three straight against Hanwha, including a 10-5 decision. They also have wins over Shinsegae and NC, and they dropped two games at Lotte before beating Hanwha. Kia has won three straight at LG, including 6-4, 6-5 and 5-4 victories. The Tigers lost three straight to KT before that streak, and they have also beaten NC and Kiwoom. Kia fell at Doosan in between.

Samsung’s Kim Seong-yoon is a player to watch. He went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the Lions’ latest game, a 7-5 loss to Doosan. He also had three hits, a home run and three RBIs in a recent win over Hanwha. He also had two hits against NC. Kim Do-yeong is Kia’s player to watch. He went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the Tigers’ latest game, a 6-4 win at LG. He had three hits, a home run and two RBIs in a recent loss to KT. He also had two hits in a loss to KT.

Samsung has won the past two meetings. The Lions won 6-4 at home in the most recent matchup and 9-8 at Kia in the previous meeting. Kia has won six of the last 10 games between the teams. The Tigers won 7-2 and 3-1 at home against Samsung, while Samsung won 12-5 at home in another meeting. Kia also won 12-3 and 9-4 at Samsung and 7-6 at home. Samsung won 3-2 in 10 innings at Kia. Kia won 5-2 at home.

Samsung’s latest game also featured Bae Chan-seung pitching a scoreless inning with no hits and two strikeouts and Jeon Byeong-woo going 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI. Kia’s latest game saw Adam Oller allow four runs over six innings, and Jung Hai-young pitch a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Oller walked four and struck out four.

Samsung’s next game is at KT Wiz, followed by a trip to Shinsegae Landers. Kia’s next game is at Lotte Giants, followed by a trip to NC Dinos. Both teams continue their schedules after Tuesday’s matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Samsung 8, Kia 7. Interstat’s ELO system gives Samsung a 52.4 percent probability to win.