Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: SPO-T
Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (26-34, 8th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (25-37, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
Kiwoom is slugging .386 and have struck out 446 times, while being walked on 214 occasions. They have earned 279 runs batted in as well as 581 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .270. The Heroes have compiled 92 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 48 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 290 runs and have an on-base percentage of .342. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.
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Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has recorded a batting average of .227 for his career, in addition to 95 scored runs and an OPS of .668. He has gone down on strikes 235 times and has been walked on 100 occasions, contributing to a .327 on-base percentage. For his career, Kim has drilled 17 balls out of the park while knocking in 95 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .341 and he has a total of 263 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 917 times and has come through with a hit 175 times.
The Heroes have stolen 52 bases and have been thrown out 20 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,645 putouts on the year, as well as 563 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which ranks 8th in KBO and they have turned 61 double plays.
The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 4.89 this year (6th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 397 hitters. Kiwoom has yielded 604 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 59 home runs in addition to 329 total runs (6th in KBO).
The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .275 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 477 occasions (7th in the league) and have tallied 596 hits. Lotte has accounted for 46 long balls on the year in addition to 285 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .409 and they are earning 4.90 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have put up 112 doubles, while taking a walk 188 times as well as notching 304 runs.
Victor Reyes is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Reyes has drawn a walk 314 times while going down on strikes on 919 attempts. His OBP comes in at .335 and he holds a career OPS of .741. During the 4,746 official at-bats in his professional career, Reyes has earned a batting average of .290 with 1,377 base knocks. He has amassed 660 runs in addition to having 604 RBIs. He has hit a home run 73 times, with 1,926 total bases and also a .406 slugging %.
In their 66 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 44 times and been caught 22 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in the league). The Giants have recorded 635 assists, 49 errors and have earned 1,639 putouts for the year.
The Lotte pitching staff have given up 324 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.96 (301 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 59 dingers and they give up 5.34 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.520 in addition to having a FIP of 5.34 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 (452 strikeouts against 220 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 610.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte
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