Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (10-11, 6th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, April 29, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (11-8, 4th in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in KBO. They have tallied 88 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .327. The Heroes have compiled 34 two-baggers as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have earned 83 runs batted in and 180 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .247. Kiwoom is slugging .348 and have been called out on strikes 163 times, while getting the free base on 78 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has a batting average of .339 for his career, in addition to 541 runs scored and an OPS of .898. He has struck out 290 times and has been walked on 348 occasions, which contributes in part to a .406 OBP. In his career, Lee has hit 62 balls out of the park while driving in 482 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .492 and he has totaled 1,583 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,648 times and came through with a base hit 1,092 times.

The Heroes have stolen 23 bags and have been caught 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 28.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 561 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 201 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and they have twisted 24 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Heroes pitchers have given up 9 home runs and also 84 runs (7th in baseball). Kiwoom has allowed 187 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 77 earned runs. The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.71 on the season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 157 batters.

Lotte is sitting with 11 long balls for the year to go along with 89 RBIs. They have hit 22 doubles, while getting a free base 75 times and putting up 99 runs. The Lotte Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .260 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .358 and they are earning 5.21 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). They have been rung up on 130 occasions (7th in KBO) and are sitting with 168 base knocks.

Gweon Su An is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In the 393 at-bats in his career, An has hit .293 and has racked up 115 base hits. He has gone yard 2 times, with 138 bases in total and a .351 slugging percentage. An has recorded a free base 38 times while fanning on 58 attempts. He has recorded 79 runs and racked up 36 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .355 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .706.

Of their 27 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 21 times and been caught 6 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (2nd in KBO). The Giants have recorded 170 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 505 putouts so far this year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.606 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.61 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (148 strikeouts vs 83 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 187. They have surrendered 15 dingers and they relinquish 5.61 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have given up 105 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.25 (98 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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