Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Kang Nam Yoo and the Lotte Giants (43-49, 7th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (44-43, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in KBO. They have accounted for 426 runs while holding a team OBP of .338. The Tigers have hit 135 doubles as a squad and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have 396 RBI's as well as 807 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .265. Kia has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been rung up 617 times, while getting the free base on 320 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,207 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has been struck out 1,303 times and earned a walk on 1,062 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .401 on-base %. For his career, Choi has drilled 368 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,517 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .531 and he has totaled 3,897 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 8,596 times and got on base with a base hit 2,280 times.

The Tigers have stolen 60 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.1%. The Kia Tigers have earned 2,368 putouts so far this season, as well as 792 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 88 double plays.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.89 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 642 batters. Kia has given up 752 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 341 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.72 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have conceded 48 long balls in addition to 378 total runs (10th in the league).

The Lotte Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .327 in addition to a batting average of .254 so far this season. They have struck out on 635 occasions (6th in KBO) and have notched a total of 784 hits. Lotte has 43 home runs so far this year and 359 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .347 and they tally 4.22 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have recorded 130 doubles, while getting a free base 323 times as well as putting up 388 runs.

Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. In the 3,221 at-bats in his pro career, Yoo has recorded a batting average of .264 in addition to having 851 base knocks. He has homered 109 times, as well as 1,324 total bases and also a .411 slugging percentage. Yoo has drawn a free base 226 times while striking out on 643 chances. He has tallied 369 runs in addition to having 476 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .328 and he holds a career OPS of .739.

The Lotte Giants have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Giants have recorded 878 assists, 52 errors and have amassed 2,461 putouts so far this season. Out of their 90 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 62 times and been caught 28 times (31.1% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.500 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.79 as a staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (666 strikeouts vs 367 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 863. They have surrendered 54 dingers and they allow 4.79 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 437 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (404 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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