Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (26-34, 8th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (25-37, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.7 runs/g, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have earned a total of 290 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. The Heroes have tallied 92 doubles as a unit and have knocked 48 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 279 RBI's as well as 581 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .270. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .386 and have been called out on strikes 446 times, while taking a walk on 214 occasions.

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Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 17 balls over the fence while knocking in 95 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .341 and he has a total of 263 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 917 times and has delivered with a base knock 175 times. He has struck out 235 times and has walked on 100 at-bats, contributing to a .327 on-base %. Kim has a batting average of .227 for his baseball career, with 95 scored runs and an OPS of .668.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 1,645 putouts thus far, in addition to 563 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 8th in Korean baseball and they have turned 61 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 52 bases and have been thrown out 20 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 27.8%.

The Heroes have an ERA of 4.89 so far this year (6th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 397 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 59 home runs and 329 runs in total (6th in KBO). Kiwoom has conceded 604 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.

Lotte has knocked in 46 HRs so far this year as well as 285 runs batted in. They have hit 112 two-baggers, while walking 188 times as well as earning 304 runs. The Lotte Giants have accumulated a team OBP of .339 as well as a team batting average of .275 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .409 and they score 4.90 runs per game (9th in the league). They have struck out on 477 occasions (7th in the league) and have tallied 596 hits.

Victor Reyes is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Reyes has drawn a walk 314 times while going down on strikes on 919 plate appearances. He is sitting with 660 runs and racked up 604 RBIs. His OBP is .335 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .741. He has gone deep 73 times, in addition to having 1,926 total bases and also a .406 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,746 at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has hit .290 with 1,377 base hits.

Out of their 66 attempts at swiping a bag, 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 accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 635 assists, 49 errors and have a total of 1,639 putouts so far this season.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.520 and have a FIP of 5.34 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.05 (452 strikeouts vs 220 bases on balls). They rank 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 610. They have conceded 59 homers and they surrender 5.34 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 324 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.96 (301 earned runs allowed).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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