KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (1-2, 9th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (1-1, 6th in KBO) on Friday, April 7, 2023.

The Wiz have accounted for 6 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 3 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging % of .512 and have been rung up 17 times, while being walked on 7 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 10.0 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have earned 19 RBI's and 25 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .305. They have a total of 20 runs scored and have an OBP of .352.

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Jeong-dae Bae is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Bae has hit .261 in his time in baseball, in addition to 271 runs scored and an OPS of .710. He has struck out 466 times and earned a walk on 199 occasions, contributing to a .342 on-base %. For his career, Bae has slapped 32 baseballs out of the park while driving in 200 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .368 and he has racked up 642 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,997 times and has delivered with a hit 456 times.

The Wiz have swiped 6 bases and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 14.3%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 60 putouts so far this season, as well as 18 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 2nd in KBO and they have twisted 2 double plays.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 6.75 this year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 10 batters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 0 home runs and also 16 runs in total (6th in KBO). KT has given up 27 base hits (12.2 per 9 innings) as well as 15 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.85.

The Giants hold a team SLG% of .300 and they average 4.33 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have hit 4 doubles, while getting a free base 13 times and recording 13 runs. Lotte has accounted for 1 long ball on the campaign and 13 RBIs. They have been rung up on 16 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 21 hits. The Lotte Giants have accounted for an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .210 for the season.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has earned a free base 503 times while being called out on strikes on 937 tries. He has recorded 919 runs in addition to having earned 812 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .826. He has hit a home run 180 times, as well as 2,580 total bases and a .464 slugging percentage. In the 5,557 at-bats in his professional career, Jeon has an average at the plate of .299 in addition to having 1,661 hits.

Out of their 2 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 2 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 2 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in KBO). The Giants have 27 assists, 1 error and have notched a total of 76 putouts so far this season.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.594 and have a FIP of 5.33 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.21 (17 strikeouts vs 14 walks). They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 26. They have allowed 2 homers and they allow 5.33 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 15 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.66 (13 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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