KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (62-47, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, September 2, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (47-70, 10th in KBO).

As a unit, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO. They are sitting with 524 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Wiz have accrued 188 doubles as a team and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 479 runs batted in in addition to 1,034 hits this season, and their batting average sits at .268. KT has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 857 times, while getting the free base on 379 occasions.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Park has earned a batting average of .272 for his time in baseball, with 986 runs scored and an OPS of .896. He has struck out 1,671 times and earned a walk on 782 occasions, contributing to a .371 OBP. For his career, Park has slapped 395 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,187 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .533 and he has a total of 2,983 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 6,594 times and also came through with a base knock 1,522 times.

The Wiz have stolen 80 bags and have been gunned down 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 11.1%. The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,985 putouts this year, in addition to 1,036 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which ranks 4th in KBO and they have turned 91 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Wiz pitchers have conceded 70 home runs and 486 runs in total (7th in KBO). KT has yielded 1,033 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 446 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 4.03 for the season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 751 hitters.

Kiwoom has hit 52 home runs this year as well as 481 RBIs. They have notched 184 doubles, while taking a walk 409 times and recording 503 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a team batting average of .258 for the year. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .348 and they average 4.19 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 916 occasions (1st in KBO) and have recorded 1,084 hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a walk 383 times while fanning on 304 chances. His OBP sits at .407 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .898. In the 3,475 at-bats in his career, Lee has hit .340 and has racked up 1,181 base knocks. He has a total of 581 runs in addition to having earned 515 RBIs. He has gone deep 65 times, with 1,706 total bases and also a .491 slugging percentage.

Out of their 144 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 109 times and been caught 35 times (24.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 1,187 assists, 93 errors and have accounted for 3,217 putouts on the season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 594 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.46 (531 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 71 dingers and they allow 4.99 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.445 and have a FIP of 4.99 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.92 (811 strikeouts vs 422 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,127.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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