Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (57-35, 1st in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, July 27, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (38-53, 10th in KBO).

The Tigers have tallied 182 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 111 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging % of .461 and have been rung up 611 times, while getting the free base on 378 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are recording 6.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO. They have 547 runs batted in and 1,012 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .299. They are sitting with 579 runs and hold an OBP of .372.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 157 balls out of the park while driving in 852 runs. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 6,947 times and has come through with a hit 1,798 times. Brito has an average at the plate of .283 for his career in baseball, in addition to 966 scored runs and an OPS of .774. His slugging percentage sits at .439 in addition to earning 2,790 bases. He has fanned 1,336 times and has walked on 492 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .335 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have earned 2,541 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 961 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which is 10th in the league and they have turned 98 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 78 bags and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.0%.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.41 this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 722 batters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 95 home runs and 498 runs in total (6th in KBO). Kia has surrendered 895 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 415 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Heroes have a SLG% of .391 and they tally 4.81 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have recorded 141 two-baggers, while getting a free base 318 times as well as recording 438 runs. Kiwoom has knocked in 69 home runs on the year to go along with 419 runs batted in. They have struck out on 675 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 862 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .273 for the season.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has earned a free base 203 times while striking out on 305 plate appearances. He has amassed 267 runs in addition to having earned 324 RBIs. His on-base % is .332 and he has earned a career OPS of .729. He has hit it out of the park 47 times, with 832 total bases and also a .397 slugging percentage. For the 2,097 official at-bats in his professional career, Song is sitting with a batting avereage of .270 with 566 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 86 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have 838 assists, 71 errors and have earned a total of 2,416 putouts so far this season. In their 101 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 72 times and been caught 29 times (28.7% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.529 and have a FIP of 5.65 as a pitching staff for the year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 897. The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 506 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.19 (464 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (593 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They have given up 88 homers and they concede 5.65 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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