Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (35-22, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (22-32, 9th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have 268 runs while holding a team OBP of .337. The Giants have accrued 101 doubles as a team and have hit 42 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 251 RBI's as well as 534 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .272. Lotte has a slugging % of .404 and have been rung up 442 times, while drawing a walk on 171 occasions.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Yoon has hit 4 balls out of the park while knocking in 60 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 659 times and has delivered a hit 172 times. Yoon has hit .287 for his baseball career, with 88 runs scored and an OPS of .709. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .371 and he has totaled 222 bases. He has gone down on strikes 109 times and earned a walk on 48 occasions, contributing to a .338 on-base percentage.

The Giants have stolen 42 bases and have been caught 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 34.4%. The Lotte Giants have 1,480 putouts on the campaign, as well as 579 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 55 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.09 on the year (7th in baseball), and they have struck out 417 batters. Lotte has allowed 559 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 279 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have given up 54 home runs in addition to 301 total runs (5th in the league).

Kia has a total of 64 home runs so far this year and 315 RBIs. They have hit 100 doubles, while walking 218 times as well as putting up 331 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .364 in addition to a team batting average of .292 on the year. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .443 and they have an average of 5.71 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 381 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 599 base knocks.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has drawn a walk 1,101 times while fanning on 1,355 occasions. He has compiled 1,256 runs and racked up 1,588 runs batted in. His OBP is .400 and he has earned a career OPS of .931. He has homered 382 times, in addition to having 4,065 bases in total and a .531 slugging percentage. For the 7,661 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has a batting average of .311 in addition to having 2,379 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 59 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 593 assists, 62 errors and have accounted for 1,562 putouts this year. Out of their 62 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 48 times and been caught 14 times (22.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 284 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.05 (234 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 59 homers and they surrender 4.91 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.467 and have a FIP of 4.91 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.89 (434 strikeouts against 230 free passes). They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 533.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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