Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-6, 4th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (4-10, 9th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

The Giants have recorded 18 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 7 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .345 and have struck out 130 times, while drawing a walk on 42 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 52 runs batted in as well as 126 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .252. They have notched a total of 54 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .319.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has hit 197 balls out of the park while knocking in 893 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .464 and he has racked up 2,829 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,837 times and has delivered with a hit 1,829 times. He has been struck out 1,011 times and has been walked on 557 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .364 on-base percentage. Jeon has an average at the plate of .300 for his baseball career, in addition to 999 scored runs and an OPS of .828.

The Lotte Giants have accounted for 375 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 138 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which puts them in 8th in the league and they have turned 13 double plays. The Giants have stolen 13 bases and have been gunned down 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 40.9%.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.68 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 122 hitters. Giants pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 74 runs (6th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 137 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 65 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.59.

The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .437 and they are recording 5.92 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have 20 doubles, while walking 41 times as well as racking up 77 runs. Kiwoom has tallied 17 HRs for the season to go along with 74 RBIs. They have struck out on 104 instances (9th in baseball) and have recorded 119 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .265 on the campaign.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Dawson has drawn a walk 475 times while going down on strikes on 973 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .360 and he also has a career OPS of .801. For the 3,971 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has earned a batting average of .270 with 1,073 hits. He has a total of 673 runs and also has 562 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 131 times, as well as 1,753 total bases and a .441 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 14 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have 126 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 342 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 15 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 11 times and been caught 4 times (26.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 69 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.05 (64 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 17 dingers and they give up 5.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 5.45 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.46 (83 strikeouts vs 57 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 115.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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