NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/10/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Dong Hui Han and the Lotte Giants (16-14, 4th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (9-23, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

NC has a slugging percentage of .329 and have been called out on strikes 244 times, while being walked on 104 occasions. They have earned 109 RBI's and 250 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .234. The Dinos have recorded 48 doubles as a unit and have knocked 17 balls out of the park. They have 116 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309. As a squad, the NC Dinos are earning 3.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 89 balls out of the park while knocking in 497 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 3,653 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,058 times. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .326 for his time in baseball, in addition to 597 scored runs and an OPS of .879. His slugging percentage sits at .490 in addition to earning 1,587 bases. He has struck out 479 times and has taken a walk on 289 at-bats, contributing to a .389 on-base %.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 848 putouts thus far, in addition to 292 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .971 which puts them in 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 21 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 22 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.3%.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.69 this season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 262 hitters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 22 home runs in addition to 162 total runs (2nd in baseball). NC has conceded 294 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 147 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Lotte Giants hold an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 210 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 270 hits. Lotte has a total of 22 home runs this year and 112 RBIs. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .366 and they are scoring 3.77 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have hit 47 two-baggers, while taking a walk 85 times as well as scoring 117 runs.

Dong Hui Han is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Han has drawn a walk 159 times while fanning on 318 attempts. He has scored 168 runs and notched 192 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .345 and he has a lifetime OPS of .769. He has gone deep 47 times, in addition to having 592 total bases and also a .424 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,397 at-bats in his pro career, Han has hit .266 in addition to 371 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (5th in the league). The Giants have racked up 307 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 844 putouts so far this season. In their 34 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 24 times and been caught 10 times (29.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 117 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.23 (101 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 9 homers and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.71 (285 strikeouts vs 105 free passes). They come in at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 258.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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