Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (58-64, 7th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (51-78, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

The Heroes have tallied 206 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 57 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .351 and have struck out 1,015 times, while drawing a walk on 448 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have recorded 526 runs batted in and 1,206 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is at .260. They have accounted for 551 runs while having a team OBP of .331.

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Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has drilled 66 balls out of the park while driving in 291 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 2,589 times and has come through with a hit 612 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .272 for his baseball career, in addition to 321 scored runs and an OPS of .775. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .421 in addition to earning 948 bases. He has struck out 467 times and earned a walk on 233 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 119 bases and have been thrown out 41 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 3,551 putouts this season, in addition to 1,308 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 115 double plays.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.43 so far this year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 889 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 1,228 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 582 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Heroes pitchers have given up 78 home runs in addition to 649 total runs (1st in the league).

The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have struck out on 851 occasions (5th in KBO) and have earned 1,068 hits. Lotte has 57 home runs so far this season in addition to 500 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .357 and they average 4.40 runs per game (7th in KBO). The have tallied 189 two-baggers, while taking a walk 444 times and putting up 537 runs.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has drawn a walk 544 times while striking out on 990 occasions. His on-base percentage is .363 and he has a lifetime OPS of .826. In the 5,951 official at-bats in his pro career, Jeon is sitting with a batting avereage of .299 in addition to having 1,779 hits. He has tallied 979 runs and racked up 876 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 193 times, as well as 2,758 total bases and a .463 slugging %.

The Lotte Giants have turned 94 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 1,163 assists, 88 errors and have amassed 3,244 putouts this season. Of their 113 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 74 times and been caught 39 times (34.5% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.486 with a FIP of 4.69 as a pitching staff this season. They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,145. The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 564 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (503 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 (898 strikeouts against 461 free passes). They have given up 65 home runs and they yield 4.69 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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