Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/23/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

DJ Peters and the Lotte Giants (38-44, 6th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (42-40, 5th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, July 23, 2022.

The Tigers have recorded 154 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 68 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 576 times, while drawing a walk on 326 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball. They have 383 RBI's as well as 749 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .264. They have 408 runs scored and hold an OBP of .347.

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Dae In Hwang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Hwang has earned a batting average of .253 for his time in baseball, with 72 scored runs and an OPS of .728. He has gone down on strikes 177 times and has been walked on 63 occasions, contributing to a .314 on-base %. In his career, Hwang has hit 29 balls out of the park while knocking in 129 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .414 and he has totaled 316 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 848 times and has delivered with a base knock 193 times.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 2,195 putouts on the year, as well as 789 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and they have twisted 58 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 38 bags and have been caught 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 40.6%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Tigers pitchers have conceded 68 long balls and also 386 runs in total (5th in baseball). Kia has surrendered 724 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 338 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.16 for the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 604 batters.

The Giants hold a team SLG% of .377 and they have an average of 4.19 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They hit 136 doubles, while walking 236 times as well as scoring 356 runs. Lotte has a total of 63 HRs so far this season as well as 336 RBIs. They have been rung up on 576 instances (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 754 base hits. The Lotte Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .259 over the course of the season.

DJ Peters is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Peters has tallied a free base 267 times while striking out on 852 chances. He has accumulated 397 runs and has 383 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .341 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .813. He has hit a home run 125 times, with 1,168 total bases and also a .472 slugging percentage. During the 2,475 at-bats in his baseball career, Peters has a batting average of .253 with 627 hits.

Of their 80 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 57 times and been caught 23 times (28.8% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 79 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in Korean baseball). The Giants have racked up 854 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 2,279 putouts on the season.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.408 with a FIP of 4.57 as a pitching staff on the season. They are sitting at 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 771. The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 386 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.08 (344 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.44 (726 strikeouts vs 298 free passes). They have allowed 44 home runs and they concede 4.57 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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