KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants
Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (36-43, 8th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (39-45, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, July 12, 2024.
KT has a slugging % of .411 and have been called out on strikes 681 times, while taking a walk on 358 occasions. They have accumulated 422 RBI's as well as 821 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .272. The Wiz have hit 131 doubles as a unit and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have earned 456 runs while holding a team OBP of .352. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in KBO.
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Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Cheon has drilled 1 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 22 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .340 and he has racked up 109 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 353 times and has delivered with a hit 88 times. He has struck out 61 times and earned a walk on 26 occasions, contributing to a .335 on-base percentage. Cheon has recorded a batting average of .274 for his baseball career, in addition to 60 runs scored and an OPS of .675.
The Wiz have swiped 86 bases and have been caught 25 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.5%. The KT Wiz have 2,287 putouts this year, as well as 773 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have accumulated 67 double plays.
The Wiz hold a team ERA of 5.56 this year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 665 hitters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 90 home runs and 508 runs (1st in the league). KT has conceded 866 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 471 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51.
Lotte has hit 67 long balls so far this year to go along with 420 RBIs. They have recorded 160 doubles, while getting a free base 273 times as well as putting up 453 runs. The Lotte Giants have compiled an OBP of .349 and a team batting average of .282 for the season. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .424 and they earn 5.52 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 620 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 816 base hits.
Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Over the course of the 697 at-bats in his pro career, Yoon has an average at the plate of .290 and has racked up 202 base hits. He has gone deep 8 times, with 272 bases in total and also a .390 slugging percentage. Yoon has drawn a free base 68 times while fanning on 127 attempts. He is sitting with 110 runs and also has 84 RBIs. His OBP is .352 and he has a lifetime OPS of .742.
Of their 85 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 59 times and been caught 26 times (30.6% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 812 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 2,169 putouts so far this year.
The Giants have a WHIP of 1.550 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.49 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.06 (621 strikeouts against 302 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 819. They have given up 78 HR's and they yield 5.49 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 441 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.08 (408 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte
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