KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hyung Jong Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (47-70, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (62-47, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, September 3, 2023.

KT owns a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 857 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have 479 RBI's and 1,034 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .268. The Wiz have compiled 188 doubles as a team and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 524 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which is 4th in baseball.

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Sang-soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has hit 56 balls out of the park while knocking in 591 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,232 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,474 times. Kim has hit .271 in his time in baseball, in addition to 798 runs scored and an OPS of .702. His slugging percentage is .359 and he has racked up 1,951 bases. He has struck out 817 times and has gotten a free base on 527 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .343 on-base percentage.

The Wiz have swiped 80 bags and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 11.1%. The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,985 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,036 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 4th in the league and they have turned 91 double plays.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 4.03 on the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 751 hitters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 486 total runs (7th in baseball). KT has given up 1,033 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 446 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .330 in addition to a batting average of .258 for the year. They have struck out on 916 instances (1st in the league) and have totaled 1,084 hits. Kiwoom has hit 52 home runs this year and 481 runs batted in. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .348 and they are earning 4.19 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have recorded 184 two-baggers, while getting a free base 409 times and putting up 503 runs.

Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 2,229 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has accrued an average at the plate of .273 and has racked up 609 base hits. He has hit a home run 66 times, as well as 944 total bases and also a .424 slugging %. Lee has drawn a free base 228 times while fanning on 462 tries. He has tallied 318 runs and has 288 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .355 and he holds a career OPS of .779.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 105 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 1,187 assists, 93 errors and have earned 3,217 putouts on the season. In their 144 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 109 times and been caught 35 times (24.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.445 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.99 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 (811 strikeouts vs 422 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,127. They have allowed 71 home runs and they yield 4.99 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 594 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (531 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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