Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (50-57, 8th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, August 22, 2024, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (68-46, 1st in KBO).

The Giants have accrued 219 doubles as a squad and have hit 97 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging % of .430 and have struck out 823 times, while drawing a walk on 374 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are earning 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in KBO. They have tallied 580 runs batted in and 1,106 hits on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .283. They have tallied 619 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Reyes has slapped 79 balls out of the park while knocking in 641 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .412 and he has a total of 2,040 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,381 times and also came through with a base hit 1,456 times. He has struck out 950 times and has taken a walk on 331 at-bats, contributing to a .339 OBP. Reyes has hit .294 for his career, with 698 runs scored and an OPS of .751.

The Giants have stolen 73 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.1%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 2,927 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,102 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which puts them in 6th in the league and they have turned 111 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 5.04 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and they have struck out 860 hitters. Lotte has given up 1,102 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 546 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have conceded 112 home runs in addition to 598 total runs (8th in baseball).

Kia has a total of 134 home runs on the season and 652 runs batted in. They have 215 two-baggers, while taking a walk 446 times as well as earning 687 runs. The Kia Tigers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .368 as well as a team batting average of .296 on the year. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .456 and they are earning 5.92 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 745 instances (10th in the league) and are sitting with 1,231 hits.

Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 497 times while striking out on 1,351 plate appearances. He has accrued 979 runs and racked up 861 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .335 and he has a lifetime OPS of .775. He has hit the long ball 159 times, with 2,831 total bases and a .440 slugging percentage. In the 6,440 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .283 with 1,824 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 105 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,149 assists, 118 errors and have a tally of 3,129 putouts this season. Out of their 118 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 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 season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (898 strikeouts vs 447 free passes). They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,111. They have given up 111 homers and they give up 5.28 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 612 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.35 (504 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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