Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-122) Lotte (+102)

Jarryd Dale and the Kia Tigers (15-18, 7th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 9, 2026, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (13-18, 9th in KBO). The Giants open this game at +102 while the Tigers are priced at -122. The O/U is set at 9.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in KBO. They have accumulated 172 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342. The Tigers have compiled 61 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have tallied 167 runs batted in in addition to 292 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. Kia has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been called out on strikes 265 times, while drawing a walk on 141 occasions.

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Jarryd Dale is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Dale has hit 31 balls out of the park while driving in 237 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 2,668 times and has delivered with a hit 591 times. Dale is sitting with a batting avereage of .248 for his career in baseball, in addition to 311 scored runs and an OPS of .657. His career slugging percentage is .339 and he has racked up 808 bases. He has struck out 644 times and earned a walk on 221 occasions, contributing to a .318 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 906 putouts this season, in addition to 314 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 28 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 31 bases and have been caught 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.5%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Tigers pitchers have allowed 37 home runs and 171 total runs (4th in KBO). Kia has surrendered 305 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 160 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.77 this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 247 hitters.

The Giants have a SLG% of .367 and they are scoring 3.75 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have 52 two-baggers, while getting a free base 94 times and putting up 120 runs. Lotte has recorded 23 HRs so far this year in addition to 112 RBIs. They have been rung up on 248 occasions (6th in baseball) and are sitting with 283 base hits. The Lotte Giants have compiled an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .253 on the year.

Jin Hyuk No is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. No has recorded a free base 304 times while fanning on 745 plate appearances. He has accumulated 379 runs in addition to having earned 414 RBIs. His on-base rate is .333 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .747. He has hit a home run 82 times, as well as 1,223 total bases and also a .414 slugging %. In the 2,952 at-bats in his pro career, No has earned a batting average of .262 with 774 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in Korean baseball). Of their 33 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 23 times and been caught 10 times (30.3% caught stealing percentage). The Giants have recorded 311 assists, 20 errors and have a tally of 856 putouts so far this year.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.431 with a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 (268 strikeouts vs 137 walks). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 271. They have given up 24 homers and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 150 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (135 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte (+102) and under the total runs

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