KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (29-19, 3rd in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (18-30, 10th in KBO) on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

KT has a slugging % of .354 and have been rung up 395 times, while being walked on 178 occasions. They have tallied 202 RBI's and 448 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. The Wiz have accrued 81 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 28 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 217 runs scored while having a team OBP of .328. As a unit, the KT Wiz are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league.

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Baek Ho Kang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. For his pro baseball career, Kang has slapped 92 baseballs out of the park while driving in 398 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 2,759 times and has come through with a base knock 752 times. Kang has a batting average of .314 for his time in baseball, with 402 runs scored and an OPS of .896. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .500 and he has totaled 1,197 bases. He has struck out 470 times and has been walked on 329 occasions, contributing to a .396 on-base %.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 1,335 putouts this year, in addition to 456 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 4th in KBO and they have turned 42 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 41 bases and have been gunned down 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 8.9%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.63 so far this season (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 341 hitters. KT has allowed 501 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 229 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 38 home runs and 250 total runs (2nd in KBO).

The Giants hold a team SLG% of .351 and they earn 4.67 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have notched 71 doubles, while taking a walk 184 times as well as scoring 224 runs. Lotte has compiled 18 home runs for the year to go along with 206 RBIs. They have been rung up on 317 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 418 base hits. The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .261 so far this year.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 5,418 at-bats in his professional career, Ahn has hit .297 with 1,611 base hits. He has hit a home run 134 times, with 2,374 total bases and a .438 slugging %. Ahn has recorded a free base 521 times while fanning on 813 tries. He has amassed 796 runs in addition to having earned 806 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .362 and he holds a career OPS of .800.

The Lotte Giants have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in KBO). The Giants have 422 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,286 putouts so far this season. In their 55 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 39 times and been caught 16 times (29.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 201 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.99 (190 earned runs yielded). They have given up 22 dingers and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.415 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 (375 strikeouts against 169 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 437.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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