Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (10-6, 2nd in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (6-8, 8th in KBO) on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging rate of .354 and have struck out 88 times, while being walked on 52 occasions. They have 64 runs batted in and 126 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .264. The Giants have accrued 16 doubles as a team and have hit 7 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 68 runs while having a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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Dong Hui Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Han has hit 55 balls out of the park while knocking in 240 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .413 and he has totaled 737 bases. For his career, he came to bat 2,011 times and has reached base with a base hit 474 times. He has fanned 379 times and has been walked on 187 occasions, contributing to a .340 on-base %. Han has recorded a batting average of .266 in his time in baseball, with 198 runs scored and an OPS of .753.

The Giants have swiped 14 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.2%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 367 putouts so far this season, in addition to 127 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which puts them in 3rd in the league and have accumulated 10 double plays.

The Giants have an ERA of 6.27 on the year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 106 batters. Lotte has given up 148 base hits (10.9 per 9 innings) as well as 85 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.61 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.75. Giants pitchers have surrendered 11 long balls and 90 runs in total (1st in the league).

The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .374 and they are scoring 4.75 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have 17 doubles, while taking a walk 54 times and putting up 76 runs. NC has recorded 10 home runs for the season and 67 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 147 occasions (1st in KBO) and have recorded 142 base knocks. The NC Dinos have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a team batting average of .267 so far this season.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For the 7,010 at-bats in his professional career, Son has accrued an average at the plate of .320 and has racked up 2,245 base knocks. He has gone yard 169 times, as well as 3,212 total bases and also a .458 slugging %. Son has recorded a free base 864 times while fanning on 1,156 occasions. He has scored 1,226 runs in addition to having earned 927 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .396 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .854.

In their 14 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 8 times and been caught 6 times (42.9% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 13 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .964 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 140 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 423 putouts over the course of the season.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.255 and have a FIP of 3.38 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.41 (135 strikeouts vs 56 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 121. They have allowed 7 long balls and they surrender 3.38 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The NC pitching staff have given up 53 runs this year while having an ERA of 2.81 (44 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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