Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (15-8, 1st in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, May 4, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (12-12, 6th in KBO).

As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have notched a total of 119 runs and hold an OBP of .339. The Giants have accounted for 32 doubles as a unit and have smacked 12 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 107 runs batted in and 205 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .265. Lotte is slugging .366 and have been called out on strikes 146 times, while getting the free base on 86 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has slapped 181 baseballs over the fence while driving in 822 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .463 and he has accumulated 2,601 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,299 times and has come through with a base hit 1,679 times. He has been struck out 947 times and earned a walk on 509 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. Jeon has recorded a batting average of .299 for his time in baseball, with 927 runs scored and an OPS of .825.

The Giants have stolen 21 bags and have been caught 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.2%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 613 putouts for the season, as well as 198 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 2nd in the league and they have twisted 16 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.72 for the season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 173 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 15 home runs in addition to 114 runs in total (4th in KBO). Lotte has yielded 224 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 107 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.56.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have struck out on 189 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 206 hits. Kia has a total of 11 home runs on the season as well as 86 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .336 and they are recording 4.04 runs per game (8th in KBO). The have tallied 29 doubles, while taking a walk 88 times and recording 97 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has earned a free base 525 times while fanning on 467 occasions. He has scored 655 runs and notched 522 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .374 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .750. He has gone deep 32 times, as well as 1,736 bases in total and also a .376 slugging percentage. During the 4,611 official at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .301 in addition to 1,390 base knocks.

Of their 25 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 18 times and been caught 7 times (28.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 219 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 643 putouts on the campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.457 with a FIP of 4.07 as a pitching staff for the season. They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 198. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 97 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.87 (92 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.56 (178 strikeouts vs 114 bases on balls). They have relinquished 14 HR's and they surrender 4.07 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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