Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (32-40, 8th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (45-30, 1st in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

The Tigers have accrued 134 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 87 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging percentage of .448 and have struck out 502 times, while being walked on 309 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have recorded 430 runs batted in and 806 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .293. They are sitting with 453 runs while holding a team OBP of .369.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Kim has hit 30 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 122 runs. His slugging percentage is .482 and he has totaled 417 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 980 times and has reached base with a base hit 258 times. He has gone down on strikes 183 times and has taken a walk on 92 occasions, which has contributed to a .367 OBP. Kim has hit .298 for his time in baseball, with 182 runs scored and an OPS of .849.

The Tigers have stolen 63 bags and have been thrown out 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.2%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 2,082 putouts so far this season, as well as 775 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which is 10th in the league and they have turned 76 double plays.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.19 over the course of the season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 589 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 79 home runs in addition to 388 runs in total (9th in the league). Kia has surrendered 727 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 323 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Lotte has accumulated 63 HRs on the year to go along with 377 runs batted in. The have tallied 142 two-baggers, while getting a free base 236 times as well as recording 409 runs. The Lotte Giants have earned an OBP of .344 as well as a team batting average of .280 on the year. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .423 and they tally 5.45 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have struck out on 559 occasions (7th in KBO) and have 744 base hits.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has drawn a free base 100 times while going down on strikes on 186 tries. His on-base percentage is .351 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .756. During the 832 official at-bats in his professional career, Go has hit .275 in addition to having 229 base hits. He has accumulated 122 runs and racked up 104 RBIs. He has homered 14 times, as well as 337 total bases and a .405 slugging percentage.

Out of their 79 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 53 times and been caught 26 times (32.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 80 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 752 assists, 56 errors and have earned 1,989 putouts for the year.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.560 with a FIP of 5.48 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 755. The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 404 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.10 (376 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (563 strikeouts against 279 free passes). They have surrendered 70 home runs and they surrender 5.48 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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