KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (39-45, 7th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, July 13, 2024, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (36-43, 8th in KBO).

As a squad, the KT Wiz are earning 5.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have a total of 456 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .352. The Wiz have tallied 131 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have amassed 422 RBI's as well as 821 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .272. KT is slugging .411 and have struck out 681 times, while taking a walk on 358 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .278 for his baseball career, with 992 runs scored and an OPS of .813. He has struck out 1,619 times and earned a walk on 763 occasions, which contributes in part to a .354 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Rojas has hit 250 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,008 runs. His slugging percentage is .459 and he has a total of 3,095 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 7,646 times and came through with a base base hit 1,872 times.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,287 putouts for the season, in addition to 773 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which puts them in 8th in the league and have earned 67 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 86 bags and have been caught 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.5%.

The Wiz hold a team ERA of 5.56 this season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 665 hitters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 90 home runs and 508 runs in total (1st in the league). KT has given up 866 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 471 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Lotte Giants have an OBP of .349 and a batting average of .282 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 620 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 816 base knocks. Lotte has compiled 67 home runs this year as well as 420 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .424 and they are earning 5.52 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 160 doubles, while getting a free base 273 times and racking up 453 runs.

Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In the 4,834 at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has a batting average of .293 in addition to 1,414 base knocks. He has gone yard 74 times, as well as 1,975 bases in total and a .409 slugging percentage. Reyes has recorded a walk 324 times while striking out on 933 tries. He has tallied 674 runs and has 625 RBIs. His OBP sits at .338 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .747.

Of their 85 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 59 times and been caught 26 times (30.6% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in the league). The Giants have recorded 812 assists, 60 errors and have accumulated 2,169 putouts during this campaign.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.550 and have a FIP of 5.49 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 (621 strikeouts against 302 walks). They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 819. They have conceded 78 homers and they yield 5.49 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 441 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 5.08 (408 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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