Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (57-51, 5th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (51-70, 9th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They are sitting with 527 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. The Heroes have accounted for 193 doubles as a unit and have knocked 54 balls out of the park. They have accrued 505 runs batted in in addition to 1,127 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .259. Kiwoom is slugging .351 and have been rung up 948 times, while being walked on 424 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 25 balls out of the park while knocking in 303 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .389 and he has accumulated 1,110 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 3,171 times and has come through with a base knock 848 times. He has fanned 550 times and has taken a walk on 268 occasions, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage. Kim has recorded a batting average of .297 for his career in baseball, in addition to 486 runs scored and an OPS of .746.

The Heroes have swiped 111 bags and have been gunned down 39 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 3,334 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,233 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have accumulated 109 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.91 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Heroes pitchers have allowed 73 home runs and also 599 runs in total (1st in KBO). Kiwoom has yielded 1,150 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 535 earned runs. The Heroes have an ERA of 4.33 for the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 840 hitters.

NC has accounted for 80 long balls over the course of the season as well as 498 RBIs. They have notched 172 doubles, while walking 391 times as well as putting up 529 runs. The NC Dinos have recorded a team on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .272 on the year. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .393 and they are earning 4.81 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 783 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,029 hits.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Park has earned a walk 367 times while striking out on 581 chances. He has tallied 690 runs and has 598 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .391 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .876. He has hit a home run 107 times, in addition to having 1,890 bases in total and a .485 slugging %. In the 3,893 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has a batting average of .325 in addition to 1,265 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 104 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 1,035 assists, 99 errors and are sitting with 2,950 putouts so far this season. Out of their 112 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 79 times and been caught 33 times (29.5% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.324 with a FIP of 4.29 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.00 (834 strikeouts vs 417 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 885. They have allowed 74 home runs and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The NC pitching staff have relinquished 469 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.75 (410 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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