Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (62-61, 6th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, September 28, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (54-78, 10th in KBO).

Kia is slugging .393 and have struck out 844 times, while drawing a walk on 440 occasions. They have accrued 590 RBI's as well as 1,186 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .276. The Tigers have recorded 194 doubles as a team and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 636 runs and have an OBP of .346. As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.1 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in the league.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. For his career, Brito has slapped 133 balls over the fence while knocking in 765 runs. His slugging percentage is .433 and he has racked up 2,555 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 6,458 times and has delivered with a hit 1,662 times. He has struck out 1,263 times and earned a walk on 457 occasions, which contributes in part to a .333 on-base percentage. Brito has compiled an average at the plate of .281 for his baseball career, in addition to 888 runs scored and an OPS of .766.

The Kia Tigers have earned 3,307 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,161 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which is 5th in KBO and have a total of 114 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 90 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 23.1%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.21 for the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 864 batters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 83 long balls in addition to 577 runs (6th in KBO). Kia has allowed 1,075 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 515 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.73 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43.

Kiwoom has a total of 58 home runs this year to go along with 545 RBIs. They have recorded 212 doubles, while getting a free base 460 times as well as putting up 573 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .332 as well as a team batting average of .261 this year. The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .354 and they are earning 4.24 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 1,040 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 1,243 hits.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 741 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .225 in addition to having 167 base hits. He has hit a home run 16 times, as well as 250 bases in total and also a .337 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 98 times while fanning on 229 tries. He has a total of 91 runs in addition to having 85 RBIs. His OBP is .328 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .665.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 117 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 1,338 assists, 103 errors and have accounted for 3,632 putouts during this campaign. Of their 163 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 120 times and been caught 43 times (26.4% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.443 in addition to having a FIP of 4.90 as a unit so far this year. They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,250. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 659 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.40 (591 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 (915 strikeouts vs 496 walks). They have given up 80 long balls and they concede 4.90 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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