Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (43-49, 7th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (44-43, 6th in KBO) on Friday, August 11, 2023.

Kia owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 617 times, while drawing a walk on 320 occasions. They have compiled 396 RBI's in addition to 807 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .265. The Tigers have accounted for 135 doubles as a squad and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 426 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are compiling 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 129 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 745 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,309 times and came through with a base hit 1,626 times. Brito is sitting with a batting avereage of .282 for his career in baseball, in addition to 866 scored runs and an OPS of .766. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .433 and he has racked up 2,498 bases. He has struck out 1,242 times and has walked on 444 occasions, contributing to a .333 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have 2,368 putouts on the year, as well as 792 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 2nd in the league and have accumulated 88 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 60 bases and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.1%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 3.89 for the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 642 batters. Kia has conceded 752 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 341 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 48 home runs and 378 runs in total (10th in KBO).

The Lotte Giants have recorded a team on-base percentage of .327 as well as a team batting average of .254 this year. They have been rung up on 635 occasions (6th in baseball) and are sitting with 784 hits. Lotte has accumulated 43 HRs on the campaign in addition to 359 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .347 and they are scoring 4.22 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They hit 130 doubles, while walking 323 times as well as putting up 388 runs.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In the 5,554 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has an average at the plate of .297 with 1,650 base knocks. He has gone yard 135 times, with 2,419 bases in total and also a .436 slugging percentage. Ahn has tallied a walk 537 times while fanning on 832 tries. He is sitting with 809 runs in addition to having 822 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he holds a career OPS of .798.

The Lotte Giants have turned 73 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Giants have recorded 878 assists, 52 errors and have earned 2,461 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 90 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 62 times and been caught 28 times (31.1% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 437 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (404 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 54 home runs and they relinquish 4.79 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.81 (666 strikeouts vs 367 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 863.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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