Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (19-25, 8th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (23-15, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 26, 2023.

The Giants have compiled 53 doubles as a team and have hit 16 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging % of .347 and have been called out on strikes 246 times, while being walked on 142 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 2nd in KBO. They have 156 runs batted in and 321 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .253. They have 171 runs while holding a team OBP of .330.

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Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Yoo is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 for his time in baseball, in addition to 351 scored runs and an OPS of .743. He has been struck out 617 times and earned a walk on 213 occasions, contributing to a .330 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Yoo has hit 104 baseballs over the fence while driving in 457 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .413 and he has racked up 1,274 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,449 times and has delivered with a base knock 820 times.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with 1,025 putouts on the year, in addition to 333 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 2nd in the league and they have twisted 27 double plays. The Giants have swiped 30 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.8%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Giants pitchers have conceded 21 long balls and also 165 runs (7th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 345 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. The Giants have an earned run average of 4.11 over the course of the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 297 batters.

Kiwoom has compiled 18 home runs this year to go along with 163 runs batted in. They hit 71 two-baggers, while taking a walk 147 times as well as recording 170 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .248 on the campaign. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .342 and they average 3.86 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have been rung up on 326 occasions (4th in KBO) and have totaled 378 base hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 2,533 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .294 in addition to 744 hits. He has gone yard 20 times, with 970 total bases and also a .383 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 238 times while going down on strikes on 507 tries. He has accrued 427 runs and has 270 RBIs. His OBP is .354 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .737.

In their 49 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 35 times and been caught 14 times (28.6% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 440 assists, 35 errors and have a tally of 1,172 putouts for the year.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.58 (312 strikeouts vs 121 walks). They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 389. They have yielded 19 homers and they concede 4.03 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 175 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.58 (155 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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