Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (38-39, 5th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (38-46, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .347 and have been rung up 661 times, while being walked on 299 occasions. They have recorded 328 RBI's as well as 758 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .254. The Heroes have accumulated 142 doubles as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 342 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in the league.

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Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 66 balls out of the park while knocking in 284 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,517 times and has reached base with a base hit 601 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .274 for his time in baseball, in addition to 315 runs scored and an OPS of .783. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .427 in addition to racking up 935 bases. He has fanned 454 times and has been walked on 226 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 64 bags and have been gunned down 22 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,318 putouts for the season, in addition to 854 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 4th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 78 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.76 on the season (3rd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 605 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 778 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 323 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.39 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Heroes pitchers have allowed 41 home runs and also 361 runs in total (4th in the league).

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .346 and they are scoring 4.27 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have notched 105 doubles, while getting a free base 267 times as well as putting up 329 runs. Lotte has knocked in 35 long balls over the course of the season as well as 303 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 536 instances (8th in baseball) and have accounted for 659 base hits. The Lotte Giants have a team on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .255 on the season.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has earned a free base 69 times while striking out on 136 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .349 and he has a lifetime OPS of .744. For the 582 at-bats in his pro career, Go has hit .273 in addition to having 159 base knocks. He has compiled 80 runs in addition to having 60 RBIs. He has gone deep 8 times, with 230 total bases and also a .395 slugging percentage.

Of their 76 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 53 times and been caught 23 times (30.3% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Giants have recorded 720 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,056 putouts this year.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 728. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 368 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.52 (344 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.82 (564 strikeouts vs 310 walks). They have allowed 50 dingers and they concede 4.83 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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