Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-132) Kiwoom (+110)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (26-39, 9th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, June 19, 2026, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (26-42, 10th in KBO). The Giants open this matchup at -132 while the Heroes are coming in at +110. The total has been set at 8.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.3 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have earned a total of 286 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323. The Giants have tallied 109 two-baggers as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 270 runs batted in and 599 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .260. Lotte is slugging .384 and have been called out on strikes 491 times, while taking a walk on 204 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .297 for his baseball career, with 1,115 runs scored and an OPS of .821. He has gone down on strikes 1,185 times and has taken a walk on 659 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. For his career, Jeon has slapped 223 balls out of the park while driving in 1,053 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .459 in addition to earning 3,235 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 7,922 times and came through with a base hit 2,096 times.

The Giants have stolen 45 bases and have been caught 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 1,760 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 660 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 8th in the league and have 53 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Giants pitchers have yielded 58 long balls in addition to 349 total runs (4th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 616 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.74 on the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 522 batters.

The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .328 and they are earning 3.45 runs per game (10th in the league). They have 96 doubles, while taking a walk 235 times as well as putting up 238 runs. Kiwoom has recorded 38 long balls so far this season to go along with 220 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 602 occasions (1st in KBO) and have recorded 538 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .233 this year.

Chi Hong An is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Ahn has recorded a walk 645 times while fanning on 994 attempts. He is sitting with 931 runs in addition to having 951 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .361 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .790. He has homered 159 times, with 2,811 total bases and also a .429 slugging %. For the 6,549 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has hit .294 in addition to having 1,924 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (7th in the league). The Heroes have 608 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 1,818 putouts on the season. Of their 65 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 44 times and been caught 21 times (32.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.535 with a FIP of 5.18 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 (506 strikeouts vs 255 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 675. They have surrendered 56 homers and they concede 5.18 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 349 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.86 (327 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+110)

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