Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/13/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

DJ Peters and the Lotte Giants (43-55, 8th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 13, 2022, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (49-49, 5th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging % of .373 and have been called out on strikes 704 times, while drawing a walk on 279 occasions. They have accrued 393 runs batted in in addition to 892 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .256. The Giants have accrued 164 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 72 balls out of the park. They have 415 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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DJ Peters is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Peters has hit 125 baseballs out of the park while driving in 383 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .472 and he has totaled 1,168 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 2,834 times and has come through with a hit 627 times. He has struck out 852 times and has taken a walk on 267 at-bats, which has contributed to a .341 OBP. Peters has an average at the plate of .253 for his career in baseball, in addition to 397 runs scored and an OPS of .813.

The Giants have swiped 70 bases and have been thrown out 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.1%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 2,739 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,023 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which is 7th in the league and they have twisted 93 double plays.

The Giants have an ERA of 4.58 so far this season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 847 hitters. Lotte has yielded 985 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 465 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Giants pitchers have surrendered 55 long balls and also 512 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 5.05 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have notched 181 doubles, while getting a free base 381 times and putting up 500 runs. Kia is sitting with 77 HRs on the year to go along with 470 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 682 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 938 base hits. The Kia Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .352 and a team batting average of .273 this year.

Dae In Hwang is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Hwang has drawn a free base 70 times while being called out on strikes on 188 chances. He is sitting with 78 runs in addition to having 142 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .319 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .734. He has gone yard 30 times, with 343 bases in total and also a .415 slugging percentage. In the 827 at-bats in his pro career, Hwang has hit .256 and has racked up 212 base hits.

In their 78 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 47 times and been caught 31 times (39.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 71 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 969 assists, 73 errors and have notched a total of 2,628 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.387 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a unit this season. They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 870. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 454 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (399 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (715 strikeouts against 345 bases on balls). They have given up 80 homers and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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