KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (4-15, 10th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (5-16, 9th in KBO) on Friday, April 19, 2024.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have tallied 109 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .348. The Wiz have hit 27 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have tallied 103 runs batted in as well as 207 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .273. KT has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 177 times, while drawing a walk on 82 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Rojas has hit 236 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 953 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .455 and he has totaled 2,947 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 7,341 times and has delivered a base knock 1,783 times. He has struck out 1,565 times and has gotten a free base on 729 occasions, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. Rojas is sitting with a batting avereage of .275 for his career in baseball, in addition to 941 scored runs and an OPS of .807.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 556 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 182 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 6th in the league and have a total of 14 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 35 bases and have been caught 4 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 10.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.85. Wiz pitchers have given up 21 long balls and 156 total runs (1st in KBO). KT has given up 258 hits (12.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 152 earned runs. The Wiz have an ERA of 7.39 for the season (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 155 hitters.

The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .241 for the season. They have struck out on 162 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned 160 base knocks. Lotte has a total of 9 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 62 RBIs. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .326 and they score 3.47 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have recorded 22 two-baggers, while getting a free base 58 times as well as putting up 66 runs.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 4,585 official at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .290 with 1,328 hits. He has gone deep 70 times, with 1,852 total bases and also a .404 slugging percentage. Reyes has tallied a walk 307 times while fanning on 897 chances. He has accounted for 640 runs and also has 567 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .336 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .740.

Out of their 28 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 12 times (42.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 185 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 498 putouts over the course of the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.663 with a FIP of 5.91 as a staff on the campaign. They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 199. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 109 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.37 (99 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 (148 strikeouts vs 77 free passes). They have yielded 19 homers and they yield 5.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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