Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (41-56, 9th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (42-49, 7th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

Lotte is slugging .347 and have been called out on strikes 625 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. They have compiled 358 RBI's and 779 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .255. The Giants have accrued 128 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 43 balls out of the stadium. They have 387 runs and have an OBP of .328. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 7th in the league.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Ahn has hit 135 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 821 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .436 in addition to earning 2,416 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,306 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,647 times. He has struck out 831 times and has gotten a free base on 537 occasions, which contributes in part to a .362 on-base percentage. Ahn has hit .297 for his career, in addition to 809 scored runs and an OPS of .798.

The Lotte Giants have earned 2,434 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 869 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 1st in the league and have earned 73 double plays. The Giants have swiped 62 bags and have been caught 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.1%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Giants pitchers have conceded 54 home runs and also 437 total runs (3rd in baseball). Lotte has given up 863 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 404 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.48 so far this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 659 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .251 so far this year. They have struck out on 758 instances (1st in the league) and have earned 873 hits. Kiwoom has recorded 41 long balls for the year to go along with 377 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .341 and they average 3.93 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have hit 153 two-baggers, while getting a free base 348 times as well as recording 393 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has tallied a free base 383 times while fanning on 304 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .407 and he has earned a career OPS of .898. For the 3,475 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has recorded a batting average of .340 and has racked up 1,181 hits. He has recorded 581 runs and also has 515 RBIs. He has gone yard 65 times, with 1,706 bases in total and a .491 slugging %.

Out of their 108 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 82 times and been caught 26 times (24.1% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 997 assists, 71 errors and have accumulated 2,704 putouts over the course of the season.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.356 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 (703 strikeouts vs 320 free passes). They rank 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 902. They have allowed 51 long balls and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 438 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (394 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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