Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/4/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (18-35, 10th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (23-27, 7th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, June 4, 2022.
As a unit, the Lotte Giants are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have accumulated 202 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .314. The Giants have accounted for 72 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 191 RBI's as well as 455 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. Lotte has a slugging rate of .368 and have been rung up 353 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions.
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Dong Hui Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Han has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 196 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .421 and he has a total of 605 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,629 times and has notched a base hit 380 times. He has struck out 325 times and has taken a walk on 161 at-bats, contributing to a .343 on-base percentage. Han has accumulated a batting average of .265 in his time in baseball, with 172 scored runs and an OPS of .764.
The Lotte Giants have amassed 1,403 putouts this year, as well as 555 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .975 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have 57 double plays. The Giants have stolen 34 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.6%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Giants pitchers have surrendered 23 home runs and also 236 total runs (3rd in the league). Lotte has given up 457 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 206 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 3.97 on the year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 437 batters.
The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .361 and they are recording 3.81 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have recorded 95 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times as well as putting up 202 runs. NC has hit 33 HRs for the year to go along with 192 RBIs. They have struck out on 388 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 445 base hits. The NC Dinos have recorded an OBP of .323 and a batting average of .250 on the campaign.
Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Over the course of the 3,295 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has a batting average of .327 and has racked up 1,076 base hits. He has hit a home run 91 times, with 1,614 total bases and also a .490 slugging %. Park has drawn a free base 294 times while striking out on 488 attempts. He has accounted for 603 runs and has 508 runs batted in. His OBP is .389 and he has a career OPS of .879.
The NC Dinos have turned 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 502 assists, 51 errors and have a tally of 1,408 putouts this season. Of their 48 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 19 times (39.6% caught stealing rate).
The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 463. The NC pitching staff have yielded 247 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.16 (217 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.16 (438 strikeouts vs 203 walks). They have yielded 37 HR's and they surrender 4.74 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC
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