Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/17/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Dong Hui Han and the Lotte Giants (20-16, 4th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (18-19, 7th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO. They have earned a total of 173 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .347. The Tigers have accumulated 73 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 24 balls out of the stadium. They have 161 runs batted in as well as 335 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .266. Kia has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been rung up 265 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions.

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Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Kim has drilled 30 balls out of the park while driving in 470 runs. His slugging percentage is .382 and he has a total of 1,595 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 4,824 times and has delivered a hit 1,271 times. He has struck out 433 times and earned a walk on 468 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .375 OBP. Kim has hit .304 in his time in baseball, with 616 scored runs and an OPS of .757.

The Tigers have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 34.6%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 972 putouts this year, in addition to 339 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .973 which puts them in 7th in the league and have a total of 18 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 23 long balls in addition to 155 runs (3rd in the league). Kia has allowed 303 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 122 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.39 on the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 282 batters.

The Lotte Giants have earned an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .266 so far this season. They have struck out on 251 instances (8th in KBO) and have notched a total of 341 hits. Lotte has accounted for 28 home runs over the course of the season and 145 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .381 and they tally 4.11 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 54 doubles, while getting a free base 101 times as well as racking up 152 runs.

Dong Hui Han is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Han has tallied a walk 161 times while striking out on 318 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .345 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .769. During the 1,419 at-bats in his baseball career, Han has compiled an average at the plate of .266 in addition to 378 hits. He has accrued 172 runs and notched 195 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 48 times, with 602 total bases and a .424 slugging percentage.

Out of their 37 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 25 times and been caught 12 times (32.4% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (5th in the league). The Giants have 365 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,003 putouts this season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.278 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 305. The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 140 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.29 (122 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.84 (347 strikeouts vs 122 bases on balls). They have yielded 13 long balls and they surrender 3.77 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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