KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Anthony Alford and the KT Wiz (18-30, 10th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (29-19, 3rd in KBO).
As a squad, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in KBO. They have tallied 217 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. The Wiz have hit 81 two-baggers as a team and have hit 28 balls out of the park. They have amassed 202 runs batted in as well as 448 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .256. KT has a slugging percentage of .354 and have been called out on strikes 395 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions.
Anthony Alford is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Alford has a batting average of .267 for his time in baseball, in addition to 516 scored runs and an OPS of .779. He has struck out 947 times and earned a walk on 379 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 OBP. For his career, Alford has slapped 88 baseballs out of the park while driving in 362 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .422 in addition to earning 1,276 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 3,476 times and came through with a base base hit 806 times.
The KT Wiz have a tally of 1,335 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 456 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 42 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 41 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 8.9%.
They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. Wiz pitchers have given up 38 home runs in addition to 250 runs in total (2nd in baseball). KT has surrendered 501 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 229 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 4.63 for the year (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 341 hitters.
Lotte has recorded 18 home runs for the season as well as 206 runs batted in. The have tallied 71 doubles, while getting a free base 184 times and putting up 224 runs. The Lotte Giants have an OBP of .337 and a batting average of .261 this year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .351 and they are scoring 4.67 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 317 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 418 base hits.
Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For the 3,112 at-bats in his professional career, Yoo has compiled an average at the plate of .266 with 827 base knocks. He has hit it out of the park 104 times, as well as 1,284 bases in total and also a .413 slugging percentage. Yoo has tallied a free base 215 times while fanning on 624 tries. He is sitting with 354 runs in addition to having 463 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .329 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .743.
The Lotte Giants have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 422 assists, 23 errors and have a total of 1,286 putouts during this campaign. Of their 55 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 39 times and been caught 16 times (29.1% caught stealing percentage).
The Giants have a WHIP of 1.415 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a staff this year. They have a ranking of 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 437. The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 201 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (190 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 (375 strikeouts against 169 free passes). They have allowed 22 homers and they yield 4.22 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte
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