Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (52-62, 8th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, August 30, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (53-69, 10th in KBO).

The Giants have hit 230 doubles as a squad and have hit 109 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .431 and have struck out 872 times, while drawing a walk on 393 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are putting up 5.6 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league. They have recorded 611 runs batted in as well as 1,169 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .282. They have a total of 650 runs and have an OBP of .349.

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Seung Min Go is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has hit .280 for his baseball career, with 144 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has been struck out 209 times and has gotten a free base on 110 occasions, which has contributed to a .349 OBP. In his career, Go has hit 19 balls out of the park while knocking in 128 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .416 in addition to racking up 412 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 1,123 times and has delivered with a base hit 277 times.

The Giants have stolen 76 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.0%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 3,104 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,178 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 7th in the league and have earned 122 double plays.

The Giants hold a team ERA of 5.05 so far this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 912 batters. Giants pitchers have given up 118 home runs and 636 runs (7th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 1,160 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 580 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.54.

The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .339 and a batting average of .268 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 932 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,129 hits. Kiwoom has recorded 90 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 542 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they tally 4.66 runs per outing (10th in the league). The have tallied 182 two-baggers, while taking a walk 408 times as well as notching 568 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Dawson has earned a free base 507 times while fanning on 1,013 tries. He has accrued 730 runs in addition to having 610 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .363 and he has earned a career OPS of .809. He has gone deep 139 times, with 1,918 total bases and a .446 slugging percentage. During the 4,301 official at-bats in his baseball career, Dawson has hit .275 in addition to 1,184 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 1,124 assists, 92 errors and have a tally of 3,238 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 134 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 97 times and been caught 37 times (27.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.498 and have a FIP of 5.42 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.85 (790 strikeouts vs 426 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,191. They have allowed 122 HR's and they concede 5.42 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 650 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (600 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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