KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (60-58, 6th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (70-55, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

KT owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 982 times, while being walked on 454 occasions. They have accounted for 557 runs batted in in addition to 1,176 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .265. The Wiz have accumulated 216 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 77 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 605 runs scored and hold an OBP of .336. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

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Sang-soo Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .271 for his baseball career, in addition to 804 scored runs and an OPS of .701. He has gone down on strikes 823 times and earned a walk on 533 occasions, which contributes in part to a .343 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 56 balls over the fence while driving in 597 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .358 and he has totaled 1,962 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 6,276 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,484 times.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,438 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,198 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and they have turned 101 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 98 bases and have been caught 16 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 14.0%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.07 for the year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 862 batters. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 78 home runs in addition to 566 runs (6th in KBO). KT has conceded 1,206 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 518 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .396 and they are recording 5.14 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 187 two-baggers, while walking 425 times as well as notching 617 runs. Kia is sitting with 90 HRs on the year and 574 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 799 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 1,146 base hits. The Kia Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .347 as well as a team batting average of .277 on the campaign.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a walk 224 times while fanning on 418 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .313 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .628. Over the course of the 2,510 at-bats in his professional career, Park has earned a batting average of .253 with 634 base knocks. He has scored 344 runs in addition to having 246 RBIs. He has gone yard 13 times, with 791 total bases and also a .315 slugging percentage.

Out of their 115 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 89 times and been caught 26 times (22.6% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 108 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,105 assists, 91 errors and have notched a total of 3,175 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.422 in addition to having a FIP of 4.69 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,026. The Kia pitching staff have given up 551 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (490 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.74 (833 strikeouts against 479 bases on balls). They have relinquished 78 HR's and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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