Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Hyung Jong Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (41-57, 9th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (43-49, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

The Giants have accrued 130 doubles as a squad and have smacked 43 balls out of the park. Lotte has a slugging % of .347 and have struck out 635 times, while getting the free base on 323 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have 359 runs batted in and 784 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .254. They have earned a total of 388 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .327.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Go has drilled 8 balls out of the park while knocking in 60 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .390 and he has accumulated 231 bases. For his career, he came to bat 678 times and also came through with a hit 160 times. He has fanned 139 times and has walked on 70 occasions, which has contributed to a .345 on-base percentage. Go has recorded a batting average of .270 in his time in baseball, in addition to 80 scored runs and an OPS of .735.

The Giants have stolen 62 bases and have been caught 28 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 31.1%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 2,461 putouts this year, in addition to 878 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 1st in the league and they have twisted 73 double plays.

The Giants have an earned run average of 4.43 for the year (9th in the league), and they have rung up 666 hitters. Lotte has allowed 863 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 404 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.81 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have yielded 54 home runs and 437 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this season. They have struck out on 765 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 882 base hits. Kiwoom has tallied 42 home runs so far this season as well as 384 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .342 and they average 3.96 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have hit 157 doubles, while getting a free base 352 times as well as recording 400 runs.

Hyung Jong Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 2,223 at-bats in his professional career, Lee has an average at the plate of .274 with 608 hits. He has gone deep 66 times, with 943 total bases and a .424 slugging percentage. Lee has recorded a walk 227 times while being called out on strikes on 460 chances. He has tallied 318 runs and also has 286 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .355 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .779.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 1,007 assists, 72 errors and are sitting with 2,728 putouts so far this year. Of their 110 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 83 times and been caught 27 times (24.5% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.367 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 (708 strikeouts vs 326 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 917. They have allowed 52 home runs and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 450 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.02 (406 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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