Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Jin Hyuk No and the Lotte Giants (27-17, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (22-22, 5th in KBO) on Friday, June 2, 2023.

Kia has a slugging percentage of .361 and have been rung up 349 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. They have amassed 171 runs batted in and 399 hits on the season, and their batting average is .265. The Tigers have tallied 59 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. They have racked up 185 runs and have an on-base percentage of .333. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 6th in baseball.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 10 balls out of the park while knocking in 211 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .303 and he has totaled 683 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,511 times and has reached base with a base knock 554 times. He has gone down on strikes 389 times and has been walked on 197 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .306 on-base percentage. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .246 for his career, in addition to 302 scored runs and an OPS of .610.

The Tigers have stolen 30 bases and have been caught 10 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.0%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,168 putouts this season, as well as 400 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and have accumulated 46 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Tigers pitchers have conceded 24 home runs and 172 runs (10th in KBO). Kia has conceded 343 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 148 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.42 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 319 batters.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .350 and they tally 4.61 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have hit 63 doubles, while getting a free base 164 times as well as scoring 203 runs. Lotte is sitting with 17 home runs this season and 185 RBIs. They have struck out on 286 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 380 hits. The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .259 for the year.

Jin Hyuk No is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 2,445 at-bats in his professional career, No has recorded a batting average of .267 and has racked up 654 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 74 times, as well as 1,044 bases in total and a .427 slugging percentage. No has drawn a free base 244 times while fanning on 605 plate appearances. He has tallied 329 runs in addition to having earned 353 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .336 and he has a lifetime OPS of .763.

The Lotte Giants have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in KBO). The Giants have recorded 387 assists, 21 errors and have notched a total of 1,181 putouts this year. Of their 47 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 35 times and been caught 12 times (25.5% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.401 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 393. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 182 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.94 (172 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.20 (348 strikeouts against 158 bases on balls). They have allowed 22 homers and they allow 4.16 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here