Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (-210) Lotte (+172)

Trenton Brooks and the Kiwoom Heroes (10-15, 9th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (7-16, 10th in KBO). The Heroes open this game at -210 while the Giants are priced at +172. The over/under opens at 8.5.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .337 and have been rung up 204 times, while drawing a walk on 75 occasions. They have earned 79 runs batted in as well as 198 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .239. The Heroes have hit 44 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 12 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 86 runs and hold an OBP of .314. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in baseball.

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Trenton Brooks is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Brooks has drilled 102 balls out of the park while driving in 627 runs. His slugging percentage is .426 and he has racked up 1,664 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 4,602 times and came through with a base base knock 1,064 times. He has gone down on strikes 674 times and has gotten a free base on 557 at-bats, contributing to a .367 on-base percentage. Brooks has a batting average of .273 in his time in baseball, in addition to 610 scored runs and an OPS of .793.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 656 putouts for the season, in addition to 219 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which puts them in 9th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 21 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 16 bases and have been gunned down 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.0%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.56. Heroes pitchers have allowed 21 home runs and 118 total runs (5th in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 251 base knocks (10.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 107 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.41 so far this year (6th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 180 hitters.

Lotte has 20 home runs this year as well as 69 RBIs. They have 33 doubles, while getting a free base 68 times and putting up 73 runs. The Lotte Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .300 and a batting average of .241 on the season. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .359 and they are recording 3.04 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have been rung up on 188 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned 197 hits.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For the 5,754 at-bats in his professional career, Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .299 with 1,722 base knocks. He has homered 100 times, with 2,429 bases in total and a .422 slugging %. Reyes has tallied a walk 412 times while striking out on 1,049 attempts. He has accrued 802 runs in addition to having earned 788 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .346 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .768.

The Lotte Giants have turned 15 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (4th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 227 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 634 putouts during this campaign. Of their 27 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 18 times and been caught 9 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.483 in addition to having a FIP of 5.07 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.90 (200 strikeouts against 105 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 208. They have surrendered 17 homers and they give up 5.07 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have given up 119 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.60 (108 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+172)

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