Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chang Jin Lee and the Kia Tigers (12-11, 6th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (14-8, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging % of .361 and have been called out on strikes 143 times, while getting the free base on 83 occasions. They have tallied 101 runs batted in in addition to 194 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .262. The Giants have compiled 29 doubles as a unit and have smacked 12 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 112 runs while holding a team OBP of .337. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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Gweon Su An is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. An has hit .293 in his time in baseball, in addition to 80 scored runs and an OPS of .706. He has struck out 59 times and has taken a walk on 39 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base percentage. In his career, An has drilled 2 balls out of the park while driving in 39 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .352 and he has totaled 142 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 450 times and has come through with a hit 118 times.

The Giants have swiped 21 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.2%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 586 putouts on the year, in addition to 190 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have twisted 14 double plays.

The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.75 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 169 batters. Lotte has given up 213 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 103 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Giants pitchers have conceded 15 home runs in addition to 110 runs (4th in KBO).

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .335 and they score 4.04 runs per contest (8th in baseball). The have tallied 27 two-baggers, while walking 81 times and scoring 93 runs. Kia has knocked in 11 long balls on the season in addition to 82 runs batted in. They have struck out on 185 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned 195 base hits. The Kia Tigers have recorded an OBP of .326 in addition to a batting average of .252 so far this year.

Chang Jin Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Over the course of the 1,163 at-bats in his professional career, Lee has hit .271 in addition to having 315 hits. He has hit a home run 16 times, as well as 428 bases in total and a .368 slugging percentage. Lee has drawn a free base 155 times while fanning on 243 attempts. He has scored 178 runs and has 144 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .357 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .725.

Out of their 23 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 16 times and been caught 7 times (30.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 208 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 616 putouts so far this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff this season. They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 187. The Kia pitching staff have given up 90 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.73 (85 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.58 (175 strikeouts against 111 bases on balls). They have given up 14 homers and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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