Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (68-46, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (50-57, 8th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .430 and have been called out on strikes 823 times, while taking a walk on 374 occasions. They have accumulated 580 RBI's in addition to 1,106 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .283. The Giants have recorded 219 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 97 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 619 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .351. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Yoon has drilled 12 balls over the fence while knocking in 103 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 903 times and got on base with a base knock 232 times. Yoon has an average at the plate of .289 for his career, in addition to 124 runs scored and an OPS of .753. His slugging percentage sits at .400 and he has accumulated 322 bases. He has struck out 151 times and has gotten a free base on 81 occasions, contributing to a .353 OBP.

The Giants have swiped 73 bags and have been caught 30 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.1%. The Lotte Giants have earned 2,927 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,102 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which is 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 111 double plays.

The Giants have an ERA of 5.04 for the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 860 hitters. Lotte has yielded 1,102 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 546 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have allowed 112 long balls and also 598 runs (8th in the league).

The Kia Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .368 and a batting average of .296 on the season. They have struck out on 745 occasions (10th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,231 base hits. Kia has compiled 134 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 652 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .456 and they have an average of 5.92 runs per outing (1st in KBO). They have 215 doubles, while getting a free base 446 times as well as scoring 687 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,122 times while striking out on 1,391 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .400 and he has earned a career OPS of .931. Over the course of the 7,819 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has a batting average of .310 in addition to having 2,426 base hits. He has compiled 1,283 runs and notched 1,635 RBIs. He has gone yard 392 times, with 4,151 total bases and also a .531 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have 1,149 assists, 118 errors and have earned a total of 3,129 putouts so far this year. Out of their 118 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 92 times and been caught 26 times (22.0% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.494 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.28 as a pitching staff for the year. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,111. The Kia pitching staff have given up 612 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.35 (504 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 (898 strikeouts vs 447 walks). They have yielded 111 homers and they concede 5.28 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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