Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (13-10, 3rd in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (17-7, 1st in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

The Tigers have hit 51 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 27 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging rate of .458 and have struck out 140 times, while being walked on 102 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have 133 RBI's and 241 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .291. They are sitting with 140 runs scored and hold an OBP of .373.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .179 for his career, with 23 runs scored and an OPS of .525. He has fanned 56 times and has been walked on 10 occasions, contributing to a .216 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 5 balls over the fence while knocking in 18 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .309 and he has totaled 64 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 218 times and has reached base with a hit 37 times.

The Tigers have stolen 20 bags and have been gunned down 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 16.7%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 641 putouts so far this season, in addition to 236 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is at .966 which has them sitting 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 19 double plays.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.59 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 205 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 20 long balls in addition to 112 runs in total (8th in baseball). Kia has given up 207 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 85 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42.

The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .350 in addition to a team batting average of .277 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 166 instances (9th in the league) and have recorded 221 base hits. Kiwoom is sitting with 26 home runs over the course of the season as well as 128 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .435 and they are earning 5.78 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). The have tallied 38 doubles, while taking a walk 80 times and notching 133 runs.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In the 857 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .230 with 197 base knocks. He has hit a home run 19 times, with 297 total bases and also a .347 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 105 times while striking out on 258 tries. He has accrued 108 runs and also has 112 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .325 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .672.

Out of their 23 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 17 times and been caught 6 times (26.1% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 214 assists, 16 errors and have a tally of 608 putouts for the season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.464 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.24 as a staff over the course of the season. They rank 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 215. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 118 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.72 (106 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (147 strikeouts vs 81 free passes). They have conceded 22 homers and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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