Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+106) Lotte (-128)

Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-68, 10th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (46-57, 8th in KBO). The line on this contest has the Heroes coming in at +106 and the Giants are at -128. The O/U is set at 8.5.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which is 10th in the league. They are sitting with 433 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. The Heroes have accounted for 152 two-baggers as a team and have hit 79 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 406 RBI's in addition to 915 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .246. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .354 and have been called out on strikes 946 times, while getting the free base on 367 occasions.

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Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 19 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 109 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .382 and he has a total of 346 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 987 times and has come through with a base knock 232 times. He has gone down on strikes 277 times and has walked on 60 occasions, which contributes in part to a .300 on-base percentage. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .256 for his baseball career, in addition to 78 runs scored and an OPS of .682.

The Heroes have swiped 66 bases and have been gunned down 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 2,906 putouts on the campaign, as well as 960 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have a total of 93 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.14 for the year (9th in baseball), and they have struck out 807 hitters. Kiwoom has allowed 1,072 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 553 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.54. Heroes pitchers have conceded 103 home runs in addition to 601 runs (2nd in the league).

The Giants hold a slugging % of .389 and they average 4.61 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They hit 176 doubles, while walking 320 times as well as racking up 484 runs. Lotte has recorded 81 home runs so far this year to go along with 456 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 764 instances (7th in KBO) and have notched a total of 973 base hits. The Lotte Giants have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the season.

Min Jae Jeon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has earned a free base 61 times while being called out on strikes on 210 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .319 and he holds a career OPS of .681. During the 987 official at-bats in his career, Jeon has hit .273 with 269 hits. He has recorded 125 runs and has 123 RBIs. He has gone yard 15 times, with 357 total bases and a .362 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). In their 78 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 53 times and been caught 25 times (32.1% caught stealing rate). The Giants have recorded 1,024 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 2,796 putouts on the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.473 with a FIP of 5.03 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 984. The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 521 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.47 (463 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 (852 strikeouts against 389 free passes). They have given up 91 homers and they relinquish 5.03 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte (-128) and under the total runs

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