Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (56-64, 7th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (51-77, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .350 and have been rung up 1,006 times, while getting the free base on 445 occasions. They have 522 runs batted in and 1,191 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .259. The Heroes have accounted for 203 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 57 balls out of the park. They have 547 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has slapped 65 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 515 runs. His slugging percentage is .491 and he has a total of 1,706 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,946 times and has delivered with a hit 1,181 times. He has been struck out 304 times and has gotten a free base on 383 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .407 on-base %. Lee has an average at the plate of .340 in his time in baseball, with 581 scored runs and an OPS of .898.

The Heroes have swiped 116 bags and have been gunned down 40 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 25.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 3,523 putouts this season, as well as 1,300 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them sitting 5th in the league and they have turned 115 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Heroes pitchers have yielded 78 long balls and also 644 runs in total (1st in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 1,214 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 577 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 4.42 so far this year (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 879 batters.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .355 and they have an average of 4.38 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have recorded 185 doubles, while walking 436 times as well as scoring 525 runs. Lotte has knocked in 55 home runs so far this year and 489 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 830 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 1,044 base hits. The Lotte Giants hold a team OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .260 so far this year.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Ahn has drawn a walk 552 times while being called out on strikes on 844 attempts. His OBP sits at .363 and he also has a career OPS of .799. During the 5,654 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has recorded a batting average of .297 with 1,680 hits. He has scored 829 runs and notched 837 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 138 times, in addition to having 2,467 total bases and also a .436 slugging percentage.

In their 112 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 74 times and been caught 38 times (33.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have twisted 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,132 assists, 87 errors and have earned 3,187 putouts during this campaign.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.485 and have a FIP of 4.71 as a staff so far this season. They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,121. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 556 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.19 (495 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 (882 strikeouts vs 456 walks). They have allowed 62 home runs and they surrender 4.71 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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