Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (13-25, 10th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (17-24, 7th in KBO).

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have earned 179 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Giants have accumulated 71 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 27 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 167 runs batted in and 374 hits for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .271. Lotte has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 315 times, while being walked on 121 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Reyes has a batting average of .290 for his career, in addition to 652 runs scored and an OPS of .741. He has gone down on strikes 911 times and has gotten a free base on 313 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .336 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Reyes has slapped 72 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 584 runs. His slugging percentage is .405 in addition to racking up 1,891 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 5,073 times and has delivered with a hit 1,354 times.

The Giants have swiped 30 bases and have been caught 17 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 36.2%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 1,027 putouts on the year, as well as 394 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which is 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 37 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 5.13 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 289 hitters. Lotte has allowed 400 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.59. Giants pitchers have surrendered 41 long balls in addition to 212 runs in total (5th in the league).

KT has recorded 43 home runs on the season in addition to 211 runs batted in. They have 61 doubles, while walking 152 times as well as scoring 229 runs. The KT Wiz have accounted for a team OBP of .351 as well as a batting average of .283 on the season. The Wiz have a team SLG% of .415 and they are recording 5.45 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 323 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 425 hits.

Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has tallied a free base 738 times while fanning on 1,585 chances. His on-base percentage is .352 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .807. For the 6,562 at-bats in his baseball career, Rojas has a batting average of .275 with 1,807 base hits. He has tallied 956 runs and racked up 967 runs batted in. He has gone yard 239 times, with 2,987 total bases and a .455 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 34 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 380 assists, 29 errors and have amassed 1,108 putouts for the year. In their 61 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 52 times and been caught 9 times (14.8% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have relinquished 261 runs this season while having an ERA of 6.07 (249 earned runs given up). They have given up 49 long balls and they yield 6.36 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.615 in addition to having a FIP of 6.36 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.18 (321 strikeouts against 147 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 449.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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