Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (32-29, 4th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, June 22, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (27-34, 8th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .350 and have been called out on strikes 425 times, while getting the free base on 223 occasions. They have accrued 255 runs batted in as well as 532 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .259. The Giants have earned 86 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 26 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 279 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has compiled an average at the plate of .278 for his career in baseball, in addition to 77 runs scored and an OPS of .756. He has struck out 127 times and has walked on 62 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Go has slapped 8 balls out of the park while driving in 57 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .404 and he has accumulated 218 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 613 times and has reached base with a base knock 150 times.

The Lotte Giants have accumulated 1,642 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 557 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have accumulated 43 double plays. The Giants have swiped 46 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.1%.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.28 on the year (7th in KBO), and they have struck out 471 batters. Lotte has surrendered 573 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 260 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have given up 36 home runs and also 276 runs in total (6th in KBO).

The KT Wiz have earned an on-base percentage of .332 and a batting average of .259 on the campaign. They have struck out on 502 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have totaled 574 base hits. KT has accumulated 35 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 265 RBIs. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .357 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per contest (5th in KBO). The have tallied 100 two-baggers, while walking 233 times as well as putting up 286 runs.

Sang-soo Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kim has drawn a free base 510 times while fanning on 790 occasions. His OBP sits at .343 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .704. For the 5,281 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .272 in addition to having 1,436 base hits. He has tallied 779 runs in addition to having 574 RBIs. He has gone deep 55 times, with 1,904 total bases and also a .361 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have 587 assists, 44 errors and have accumulated 1,698 putouts for the season. In their 52 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 47 times and been caught 5 times (9.6% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have yielded 315 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.58 (288 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 46 HR's and they yield 5.01 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.449 and have a FIP of 5.01 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.21 (435 strikeouts vs 197 walks). They rank 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 623.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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