Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (27-42, 10th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (29-38, 8th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, June 23, 2024.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in KBO. They have 357 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .341. The Giants have recorded 128 doubles as a team and have knocked 57 balls out of the park. They have recorded 330 runs batted in and 672 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .278. Lotte is slugging .419 and have struck out 515 times, while taking a walk on 209 occasions.

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Seung Min Go is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his career, Go has drilled 12 balls out of the park while knocking in 95 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .400 and he has totaled 324 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 926 times and has notched a hit 222 times. He has gone down on strikes 183 times and has gotten a free base on 98 at-bats, which has contributed to a .351 OBP. Go has earned a batting average of .274 for his career in baseball, in addition to 115 scored runs and an OPS of .751.

The Giants have swiped 51 bases and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.0%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 1,824 putouts on the campaign, as well as 697 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 5th in Korean baseball and have a total of 68 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.54. Giants pitchers have allowed 63 home runs and 369 runs (5th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 690 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 344 earned runs. The Giants have an earned run average of 5.09 on the campaign (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 513 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are recording 4.64 runs per game (10th in the league). They have notched 100 two-baggers, while taking a walk 238 times as well as notching 320 runs. Kiwoom has compiled 53 long balls on the campaign in addition to 309 RBIs. They have been rung up on 506 instances (8th in baseball) and have totaled 643 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .269 this season.

Ronnie Dawson is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 4,190 at-bats in his baseball career, Dawson has accumulated a batting average of .275 in addition to 1,154 hits. He has gone deep 137 times, with 1,873 total bases and also a .447 slugging %. Dawson has drawn a walk 493 times while fanning on 999 occasions. He has amassed 711 runs and has 589 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .363 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .810.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 65 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 632 assists, 56 errors and have 1,825 putouts so far this year. In their 78 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 55 times and been caught 23 times (29.5% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.518 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.52 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.74 (426 strikeouts against 245 free passes). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 678. They have allowed 64 HR's and they give up 5.52 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 373 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.03 (340 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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