KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (60-58, 6th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (70-55, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, September 22, 2023.

KT has a slugging % of .371 and have struck out 982 times, while drawing a walk on 454 occasions. They have recorded 557 RBI's in addition to 1,176 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .265. The Wiz have accumulated 216 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 77 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 605 runs while holding a team OBP of .336. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in the league.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Park has drilled 400 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,199 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 6,659 times and has come through with a base hit 1,539 times. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .272 for his career in baseball, with 997 scored runs and an OPS of .842. He has earned a slugging percentage of .534 and he has totaled 3,015 bases. He has been struck out 1,687 times and earned a walk on 786 occasions, contributing to a .371 on-base percentage.

The Wiz have swiped 98 bags and have been gunned down 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 14.0%. The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,438 putouts this season, in addition to 1,198 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 101 double plays.

The Wiz have an ERA of 4.07 on the season (4th in the league), and they have rung up 862 batters. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 78 long balls and 566 runs in total (6th in KBO). KT has yielded 1,206 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 518 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .347 as well as a batting average of .277 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 799 occasions (9th in KBO) and have 1,146 hits. Kia is sitting with 90 long balls for the season as well as 574 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .396 and they are earning 5.14 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have hit 187 two-baggers, while taking a walk 425 times and scoring 617 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has earned a free base 10 times while striking out on 56 attempts. His OBP is .216 and he has a career OPS of .525. During the 207 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has hit .179 in addition to having 37 base knocks. He has amassed 23 runs and has 18 runs batted in. He has gone deep 5 times, as well as 64 bases in total and a .309 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). The Tigers have 1,105 assists, 91 errors and have accounted for 3,175 putouts this year. Out of their 115 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 89 times and been caught 26 times (22.6% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.422 and have a FIP of 4.69 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.74 (833 strikeouts vs 479 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,026. They have allowed 78 long balls and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 551 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (490 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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