Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (26-35, 8th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (26-37, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

The Heroes have hit 93 doubles as a unit and have smacked 48 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .385 and have struck out 458 times, while being walked on 218 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have amassed 284 runs batted in as well as 591 hits for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .270. They have 295 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .342.

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Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has hit .275 in his time in baseball, in addition to 704 runs scored and an OPS of .810. He has been struck out 994 times and has gotten a free base on 490 occasions, contributing to a .363 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Dawson has slapped 136 balls out of the park while knocking in 586 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .447 in addition to having tallied 1,861 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,779 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,146 times.

The Heroes have stolen 52 bases and have been caught 20 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 1,672 putouts this year, as well as 573 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have accumulated 61 double plays.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 4.85 on the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 404 hitters. Heroes pitchers have given up 59 long balls and also 331 runs in total (6th in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 608 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 300 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51.

The Lotte Giants have tallied an on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .273 so far this year. They have been rung up on 484 instances (7th in the league) and have tallied 600 base hits. Lotte has compiled 46 home runs on the year as well as 287 runs batted in. The Giants have a SLG% of .406 and they score 4.86 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have hit 114 two-baggers, while walking 192 times as well as putting up 306 runs.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For the 6,198 official at-bats in his career, Jeon has an average at the plate of .300 in addition to having 1,862 base hits. He has gone deep 203 times, with 2,890 bases in total and also a .466 slugging %. Jeon has earned a walk 567 times while striking out on 1,028 plate appearances. He has recorded 1,016 runs in addition to having earned 919 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .364 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .830.

In their 66 attempts at stealing a base, 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 notched a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 641 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 1,666 putouts this year.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.520 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.33 as a squad for the year. They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 620. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 329 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.96 (306 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (464 strikeouts vs 224 walks). They have conceded 59 dingers and they surrender 5.33 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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