NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Min Suk Kim and the Lotte Giants (55-63, 7th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (63-52, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
The Dinos have earned 185 doubles as a unit and have hit 81 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been rung up 826 times, while getting the free base on 425 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have compiled 529 runs batted in in addition to 1,087 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .271. They have 560 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .350.
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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Park has slapped 109 balls out of the park while driving in 607 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 4,436 times and came through with a base base hit 1,278 times. Park has hit .326 for his baseball career, with 698 scored runs and an OPS of .879. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .487 in addition to having tallied 1,911 bases. He has been struck out 585 times and earned a walk on 373 occasions, contributing to a .392 on-base %.
The Dinos have swiped 81 bags and have been gunned down 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.6%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 3,139 putouts thus far, as well as 1,103 assists and 106 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which is 10th in the league and they have turned 109 double plays.
The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.67 for the year (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 900 batters. NC has conceded 931 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 427 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31. Dinos pitchers have allowed 77 long balls and also 487 runs in total (10th in KBO).
Lotte has 55 home runs so far this year to go along with 483 runs batted in. They have 183 doubles, while taking a walk 431 times and scoring 519 runs. The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .260 on the season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .357 and they average 4.40 runs per game (6th in the league). They have struck out on 819 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,033 hits.
Min Suk Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Kim has drawn a walk 34 times while being called out on strikes on 111 attempts. He has accrued 61 runs and has 36 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .313 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .655. He has homered 4 times, with 140 total bases and a .341 slugging %. Over the course of the 411 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .255 in addition to 105 base hits.
The Lotte Giants have twisted 91 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Giants have accrued 1,119 assists, 86 errors and have amassed 3,145 putouts this season. Of their 111 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 73 times and been caught 38 times (34.2% caught stealing rate).
The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 551 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.21 (490 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 62 dingers and they surrender 4.73 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.483 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.73 as a staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 (868 strikeouts against 453 walks). They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,101.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte and under the total runs
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