The Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/12/24 game is going to take place on Friday at 5:30 AM EST. The game for Heroes will be played at home at Gocheok Sky Dome if you are looking to attend the game. The Giants vs Heroes game is going to be broadcast on SBS Sports.
Lotte Giants Preview
The Giants are heading to this game here after getting a loss handed to them by Samsung. The loss came with a final score of 4-0. The Giants are now sitting in 9th place in the KBO and have managed to get a dismal 4-11 record on the year so far.
Park Se-woong is the starter that comes to the game here for the Giants. This will be his fourth start on the year and he has posted a 1-1 record with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Park has thrown a total of 15 1/3 innings on the season with 11 runs allowed with 19 hits given up and a homer as well. Park has struck out 16 batters, but has walked 4 batters on the season. The opponents are hitting the Giants pitching fairly easy with a .279 average, but the Giants have ended up with a 1.56 WHIP. Lotte has managed to post a 4.63 ERA on the season so far.
Lotte is one of the worst hitting teams in the KBO with a .248 average and are the worst scoring team in the KBO with 54 runs. The Giants have recorded 132 hits with 18 doubles and 4 triples, but still has not reached double digits in the homers with only 7. The one plus is the base running for the Giants who have 21 steals with 5 runners being thrown out.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
The Heroes are heading into the game here after getting an impressive win over SSG. The win for the Kiwoom team came with a final score of 5-2. The win for the Heroes moved them into 4th place in the KBO and have managed to post a record of 8-6 on the year overall.
Enmanuel De Jesus is the starter the Heroes are putting on the mound in this game. De Jesus has already started in 3 games this year and is sitting on a 2-1 record with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Enmanuel De Jesus has thrown a total of 16 1/3 innings on the year with 8 runs and 14 hits given up, but 3 of those were homers. The control has been good for De Jesus with 16 strikeouts and 5 walks on the season. The pitching for Kiwoom as a team is in the bottom part of the KBO standings with a 4.83 ERA. The Heroes have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .256 with a 1.44 WHIP.
The hitting for Kiwoom is not that bad with a .266 average and a total of 82 runs. Still the Heroes have scored a total of 130 hits, but has ended up getting 20 doubles and 3 triples with 19 homers. The base running for Kiwoom has ended up with 8 steals on the year with no runners thrown out.
Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/12/24 Pick: Kiwoom Heroes
The Giants are not that good of a team this year and are severely lacking in the depth for their roster as well when it comes to talent. The lack of power hitting and overall offensive effort is ruining any of the good pitching the Giants have had on the year. Look for the Heroes to get the win in this game here as the Giants are going to struggle to get hits against De Jesus.
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