Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Changwon NC Park is the site where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (37-38, 5th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (38-37, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

Lotte is slugging .346 and have struck out 516 times, while being walked on 263 occasions. They have compiled 298 runs batted in as well as 647 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .257. The Giants have recorded 102 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 33 balls out of the stadium. They have 324 runs and have an OBP of .329. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in KBO.

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Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his pro baseball career, Yoo has hit 108 balls out of the park while knocking in 474 runs. His slugging percentage is .412 and he has totaled 1,317 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,572 times and has delivered with a base hit 847 times. He has been struck out 636 times and has taken a walk on 222 occasions, contributing to a .329 OBP. Yoo has earned a batting average of .265 for his career in baseball, with 365 scored runs and an OPS of .741.

The Giants have stolen 52 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.7%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 2,008 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 706 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which is 1st in KBO and have a total of 58 double plays.

The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.32 this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 552 batters. Lotte has surrendered 698 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 321 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Giants pitchers have allowed 44 home runs in addition to 344 total runs (6th in the league).

The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .374 and they are earning 4.51 runs per game (5th in the league). They have notched 118 doubles, while taking a walk 276 times as well as putting up 343 runs. NC has recorded 45 home runs for the year to go along with 320 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 570 instances (4th in KBO) and have tallied 680 hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .262 so far this year.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has drawn a free base 356 times while fanning on 566 attempts. He has accrued 672 runs and has 580 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he has a lifetime OPS of .874. He has hit a home run 105 times, as well as 1,836 bases in total and a .484 slugging %. Over the course of the 3,793 at-bats in his career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .324 in addition to having 1,230 hits.

Of their 81 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 55 times and been caught 26 times (32.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 696 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 2,036 putouts so far this year.

The NC pitching staff have yielded 321 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (279 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 50 homers and they give up 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.349 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.98 (612 strikeouts vs 309 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 606.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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