Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (40-42, 6th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, July 29, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (37-41, 7th in KBO).

As a team, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in KBO. They have racked up 352 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .327. The Giants have accrued 114 two-baggers as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have compiled 324 runs batted in in addition to 703 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .255. Lotte is slugging .346 and have been called out on strikes 572 times, while taking a walk on 288 occasions.

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Seung Min Go is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Go has hit .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 80 scored runs and an OPS of .744. He has struck out 136 times and has taken a walk on 69 at-bats, contributing to a .349 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Go has drilled 8 baseballs out of the park while driving in 60 runs. His slugging percentage is .395 in addition to having tallied 230 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 665 times and got on base with a base hit 159 times.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 2,191 putouts this season, as well as 765 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and have accumulated 64 double plays. The Giants have swiped 57 bases and have been gunned down 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.6%.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.47 on the year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 601 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 53 home runs and 390 total runs (4th in the league). Lotte has relinquished 770 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 363 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Kia Tigers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .260 so far this year. They have been rung up on 560 instances (7th in the league) and have recorded 702 base hits. Kia has recorded 58 home runs for the year and 334 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .373 and they score 4.54 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have hit 109 doubles, while walking 268 times and putting up 359 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In the 2,371 at-bats in his career, Park has a batting average of .247 in addition to having 585 base hits. He has gone deep 12 times, as well as 727 total bases and also a .307 slugging %. Park has drawn a walk 205 times while being called out on strikes on 403 occasions. He has a total of 314 runs and has 227 runs batted in. His OBP is .306 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .613.

The Kia Tigers have turned 78 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 692 assists, 49 errors and have earned 2,093 putouts this year. Out of their 70 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 55 times and been caught 15 times (21.4% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.424 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 653. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 332 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.83 (297 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.69 (575 strikeouts against 340 walks). They have yielded 42 home runs and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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