Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (85-53, 1st in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, September 28, 2024, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (63-72, 7th in KBO).

Kia has a slugging % of .462 and have been called out on strikes 880 times, while drawing a walk on 514 occasions. They have recorded 791 runs batted in as well as 1,502 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .301. The Tigers have recorded 263 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 162 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 834 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .370. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Kim has drilled 48 balls over the fence while knocking in 173 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 1,250 times and has come through with a base hit 342 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .312 in his time in baseball, with 250 runs scored and an OPS of .917. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .533 and he has totaled 584 bases. He has gone down on strikes 233 times and has walked on 124 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .384 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 3,759 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,366 assists and 141 errors. Their fielding rate is at .973 which is 10th in KBO and have accumulated 128 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 107 bags and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.5%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 139 home runs in addition to 733 runs in total (8th in baseball). Kia has given up 1,317 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 606 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.35 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,100 hitters.

The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .350 and a batting average of .283 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,045 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 1,394 base knocks. Lotte has compiled 122 home runs on the year as well as 724 RBIs. The Giants have a SLG% of .428 and they are recording 5.53 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have hit 272 two-baggers, while taking a walk 473 times and notching 768 runs.

Seung Min Go is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has drawn a walk 116 times while being called out on strikes on 222 chances. His OBP comes in at .345 and he also has a career OPS of .758. Over the course of the 1,089 official at-bats in his pro career, Go has compiled an average at the plate of .278 in addition to having 303 base hits. He has tallied 159 runs and racked up 144 runs batted in. He has gone yard 20 times, with 450 bases in total and a .413 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 137 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in the league). The Giants have racked up 1,363 assists, 122 errors and have accumulated 3,707 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 123 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 88 times and been caught 35 times (28.5% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.542 with a FIP of 5.58 as a squad for the season. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,394. The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 766 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.06 (694 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.15 (1,098 strikeouts against 511 walks). They have yielded 136 home runs and they concede 5.58 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte and under the total runs

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