Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (12-11, 6th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (14-8, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in KBO. They have a total of 112 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .337. The Giants have tallied 29 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They have earned 101 RBI's and 194 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .262. Lotte is slugging .361 and have been rung up 143 times, while taking a walk on 83 occasions.

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Zach Reks is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Reks has slapped 0 baseballs out of the park while driving in 3 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .227 and he has accumulated 10 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 44 times and has delivered with a hit 9 times. He has gone down on strikes 17 times and has gotten a free base on 0 occasions, which has contributed to a .205 on-base percentage. Reks has an average at the plate of .205 in his time in baseball, with 5 runs scored and an OPS of .432.

The Giants have stolen 21 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 22.2%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 586 putouts for the season, as well as 190 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 14 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.75 for the year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 169 batters. Lotte has allowed 213 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 103 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.54. Giants pitchers have conceded 15 home runs in addition to 110 total runs (4th in the league).

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .335 and they tally 4.04 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have 27 doubles, while taking a walk 81 times and putting up 93 runs. Kia has knocked in 11 home runs so far this year to go along with 82 RBIs. They have struck out on 185 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 195 hits. The Kia Tigers have tallied an OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this season.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has tallied a walk 191 times while going down on strikes on 380 chances. He has accumulated 290 runs and also has 199 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .302 and he has a lifetime OPS of .600. He has hit a home run 10 times, in addition to having 646 total bases and a .298 slugging percentage. During the 2,168 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .241 with 522 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Tigers have 208 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 616 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 23 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 7 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.453 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a squad so far this year. They sit at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 187. The Kia pitching staff have given up 90 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.73 (85 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.58 (175 strikeouts against 111 walks). They have yielded 14 long balls and they concede 3.94 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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