Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (19-25, 8th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (23-15, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .347 and have been called out on strikes 246 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions. They have 156 runs batted in and 321 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .253. The Giants have accumulated 53 doubles as a squad and have smacked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 171 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. As a team, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Yoo has hit 104 baseballs over the fence while driving in 457 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 3,449 times and has reached base with a hit 820 times. Yoo has hit .266 for his career, in addition to 351 runs scored and an OPS of .743. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .413 and he has racked up 1,274 bases. He has fanned 617 times and has gotten a free base on 213 occasions, which has contributed to a .330 on-base %.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 1,025 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 333 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Giants have stolen 30 bases and have been caught 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.8%.

The Giants have an earned run average of 4.11 on the season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 297 batters. Lotte has yielded 345 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 156 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. Giants pitchers have conceded 21 home runs and 165 total runs (7th in baseball).

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .342 and they tally 3.86 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have 71 two-baggers, while walking 147 times as well as racking up 170 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 18 long balls so far this season as well as 163 runs batted in. They have struck out on 326 instances (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 378 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated a team OBP of .321 and a team batting average of .248 so far this season.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 2,533 at-bats in his career, Kim has an average at the plate of .294 in addition to having 744 base hits. He has hit a home run 20 times, with 970 total bases and a .383 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 238 times while being called out on strikes on 507 plate appearances. He has a total of 427 runs and racked up 270 RBIs. His OBP sits at .354 and he has earned a career OPS of .737.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 440 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,172 putouts so far this year. Out of their 49 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 35 times and been caught 14 times (28.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 175 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.58 (155 earned runs given up). They have given up 19 homers and they allow 4.03 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.307 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 (312 strikeouts against 121 walks). They come in at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 389.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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