Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/14/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Min Hyuck Kim and the KT Wiz (8-20, 10th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (17-10, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

The Giants have tallied 36 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging rate of .353 and have been called out on strikes 170 times, while taking a walk on 101 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have accrued 121 RBI's and 234 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .259. They have accumulated 133 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .334.

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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 hit 181 baseballs over the fence while driving in 823 runs. His slugging percentage is .462 and he has racked up 2,602 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 6,316 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,680 times. He has been struck out 949 times and earned a walk on 511 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .362 on-base %. Jeon has earned a batting average of .298 for his career, in addition to 928 scored runs and an OPS of .824.

The Giants have stolen 25 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.2%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 721 putouts this year, as well as 233 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 2nd in KBO and they have turned 17 double plays.

The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.76 this year (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 203 batters. Lotte has conceded 261 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 127 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Giants pitchers have relinquished 17 home runs in addition to 135 total runs (6th in KBO).

KT has accumulated 18 long balls this season in addition to 128 RBIs. They hit 51 doubles, while taking a walk 108 times as well as putting up 137 runs. The KT Wiz hold an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .260 on the season. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .361 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 249 instances (4th in KBO) and have accounted for 281 base knocks.

Min Hyuck Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For the 1,501 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .280 and has racked up 420 hits. He has homered 6 times, with 499 total bases and a .332 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 137 times while fanning on 239 attempts. He has accounted for 212 runs in addition to having earned 123 runs batted in. His on-base % is .347 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .679.

The KT Wiz have twisted 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have 287 assists, 24 errors and have a total of 807 putouts for the year. Of their 29 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 26 times and been caught 3 times (10.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.546 and have a FIP of 5.42 as a team over the course of the season. They sit at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 319. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 162 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.05 (151 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (209 strikeouts against 97 bases on balls). They have given up 23 long balls and they relinquish 5.42 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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