Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (7-16, 10th in KBO) are headed to Changwon NC Park on Friday, April 26, 2024, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (15-10, 2nd in KBO).

The Giants have tallied 36 two-baggers as a team and have hit 16 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while being walked on 77 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have tallied 93 runs batted in as well as 221 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .261. They are sitting with 100 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .331.

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Dong Hee Yoon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Yoon has recorded a batting average of .277 in his time in baseball, in addition to 60 scored runs and an OPS of .684. He has struck out 89 times and has walked on 39 occasions, contributing to a .328 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Yoon has slapped 3 balls out of the park while knocking in 51 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .356 and he has a total of 171 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 529 times and has delivered with a hit 133 times.

The Lotte Giants have 631 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 233 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which is 8th in KBO and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Giants have stolen 18 bags and have been thrown out 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 40.0%.

The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 5.05 so far this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 181 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 25 home runs and 134 runs in total (5th in the league). Lotte has given up 241 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 118 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.58.

The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .374 in addition to a batting average of .278 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 216 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 245 base hits. NC has compiled 25 long balls this season to go along with 138 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .427 and they are recording 5.80 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They hit 47 doubles, while taking a walk 111 times as well as earning 145 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. For the 4,081 at-bats in his professional career, Park has hit .327 with 1,333 hits. He has gone yard 113 times, in addition to having 1,989 bases in total and also a .487 slugging percentage. Park has earned a free base 389 times while being called out on strikes on 610 tries. He has compiled 724 runs and notched 638 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .392 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .879.

Of their 25 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 8 times (32.0% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 17 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in the league). The Dinos have 218 assists, 18 errors and have earned 673 putouts on the season.

The NC pitching staff have given up 112 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (91 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 21 HR's and they concede 4.49 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.352 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.30 (182 strikeouts against 79 walks). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 224.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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