Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Kang Nam Yoo and the Lotte Giants (38-39, 5th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (38-46, 9th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have tallied 342 runs and have an on-base percentage of .328. The Heroes have recorded 142 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the stadium. They have 328 RBI's in addition to 758 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .254. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .347 and have been rung up 661 times, while drawing a walk on 299 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has hit .296 in his time in baseball, in addition to 461 scored runs and an OPS of .743. He has been struck out 535 times and has been walked on 253 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .355 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 24 balls out of the park while knocking in 289 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .388 and he has a total of 1,051 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,006 times and got on base with a base hit 801 times.

The Heroes have swiped 64 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,318 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 854 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which is 4th in KBO and they have twisted 78 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.76 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 605 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 778 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 323 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Heroes pitchers have conceded 41 home runs and 361 runs (4th in baseball).

The Lotte Giants have recorded a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .255 so far this season. They have struck out on 536 occasions (8th in baseball) and have tallied 659 base hits. Lotte is sitting with 35 HRs on the year as well as 303 RBIs. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .346 and they score 4.27 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have hit 105 two-baggers, while walking 267 times and putting up 329 runs.

Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 3,197 at-bats in his pro career, Yoo is sitting with a batting avereage of .265 with 847 hits. He has gone yard 108 times, as well as 1,317 bases in total and also a .412 slugging %. Yoo has drawn a free base 224 times while striking out on 637 plate appearances. He has amassed 365 runs and notched 474 RBIs. His on-base % is .329 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .741.

Out of their 76 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 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 racked up 720 assists, 42 errors and are sitting with 2,056 putouts for the season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a unit on the year. They come in at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 728. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 368 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.52 (344 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.82 (564 strikeouts vs 310 free passes). They have given up 50 dingers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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