Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (8-21, 10th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (14-16, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league. They have accounted for 156 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Heroes have earned 45 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 32 balls out of the park. They have accrued 151 RBI's and 272 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .264. Kiwoom is slugging .410 and have been rung up 227 times, while getting the free base on 104 occasions.

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Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has drilled 20 balls out of the park while knocking in 115 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,032 times and has notched a hit 200 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .228 for his time in baseball, in addition to 110 scored runs and an OPS of .667. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .345 in addition to earning 303 bases. He has struck out 270 times and has gotten a free base on 106 occasions, which has contributed to a .322 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have stolen 22 bags and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 800 putouts thus far, as well as 270 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have a total of 27 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.38 on the campaign (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 193 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 25 long balls and also 174 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 302 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 159 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.77 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .262 for the year. They have struck out on 248 instances (4th in the league) and have recorded 276 base knocks. Lotte has accounted for 18 home runs for the year to go along with 115 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .374 and they are recording 4.10 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have 50 doubles, while taking a walk 91 times and scoring 123 runs.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 4,629 at-bats in his baseball career, Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .290 with 1,341 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 71 times, with 1,871 total bases and a .404 slugging %. Reyes has earned a walk 310 times while fanning on 907 occasions. He has scored 647 runs in addition to having 575 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .336 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .740.

The Lotte Giants have turned 32 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 289 assists, 23 errors and have earned a total of 784 putouts for the season. In their 35 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 22 times and been caught 13 times (37.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.578 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.82 as a staff this season. They rank 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 303. The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 169 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.27 (153 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 (222 strikeouts vs 109 bases on balls). They have conceded 33 homers and they relinquish 5.82 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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