Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/19/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Dae-ho Lee and the Lotte Giants (20-17, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (19-19, 7th in KBO) on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have earned 177 runs while having a team OBP of .349. The Tigers have earned 74 doubles as a squad and have knocked 25 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 163 RBI's as well as 344 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .266. Kia has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been rung up 272 times, while taking a walk on 147 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .279 for his time in baseball, in addition to 751 runs scored and an OPS of .757. He has struck out 1,144 times and earned a walk on 381 occasions, which has contributed to a .330 on-base %. For his career, Brito has drilled 103 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 633 runs. His slugging percentage is .427 and he has racked up 2,166 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,538 times and has come through with a base knock 1,417 times.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 999 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 348 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have accumulated 19 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 34.6%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 24 home runs in addition to 158 total runs (3rd in baseball). Kia has given up 311 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 125 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.38 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 292 hitters.

The Lotte Giants have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .265 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 261 instances (8th in the league) and have accounted for 349 hits. Lotte has tallied 29 HRs so far this season as well as 148 RBIs. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .382 and they are earning 4.08 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have put up 57 doubles, while getting a free base 103 times as well as scoring 155 runs.

Dae-ho Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Lee has drawn a walk 969 times while fanning on 1,429 attempts. He has a total of 1,214 runs and has 1,746 RBIs. His OBP is .380 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .887. He has hit a home run 470 times, with 4,644 total bases and a .507 slugging percentage. During the 9,156 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .304 with 2,781 base hits.

In their 40 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 27 times and been caught 13 times (32.5% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have twisted 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (5th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 381 assists, 34 errors and have a tally of 1,030 putouts so far this year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 314. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 144 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.25 (124 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.74 (354 strikeouts against 129 bases on balls). They have conceded 14 homers and they yield 3.77 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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