Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (58-46, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (48-49, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

Kia is slugging .383 and have struck out 681 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. They have 447 runs batted in and 914 hits this year, while their batting average is .269. The Tigers have accrued 151 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 68 balls out of the park. They have earned 480 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .341. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are recording 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in the league.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,209 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has gone down on strikes 1,306 times and has gotten a free base on 1,066 occasions, which has contributed to a .401 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Choi has slapped 369 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,523 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .531 and he has racked up 3,912 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 8,634 times and has notched a base hit 2,291 times.

The Kia Tigers have 2,626 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 898 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 92 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 67 bases and have been caught 21 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 23.9%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.04 on the campaign (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 704 hitters. Kia has surrendered 855 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 393 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs and 441 total runs (8th in the league).

The KT Wiz have earned an OBP of .336 as well as a team batting average of .267 for the season. They have been rung up on 815 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned 984 hits. KT has accumulated 63 HRs for the year to go along with 461 RBIs. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .372 and they are earning 4.72 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 176 two-baggers, while walking 371 times and scoring 500 runs.

Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Jang has drawn a free base 326 times while striking out on 585 chances. He has a total of 293 runs and has 416 RBIs. His OBP sits at .330 and he has a lifetime OPS of .710. He has homered 85 times, with 1,069 total bases and a .380 slugging percentage. In the 2,810 official at-bats in his baseball career, Jang is sitting with a batting avereage of .253 in addition to having 712 base knocks.

The KT Wiz have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 992 assists, 80 errors and have 2,850 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 88 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 78 times and been caught 10 times (11.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.356 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 991. The KT pitching staff have yielded 467 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.06 (429 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (717 strikeouts vs 297 free passes). They have relinquished 69 home runs and they yield 4.42 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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