Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (28-37, 9th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (38-27, 1st in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

Kia has a slugging rate of .444 and have been called out on strikes 429 times, while drawing a walk on 253 occasions. They have 360 RBI's as well as 689 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .292. The Tigers have recorded 111 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 73 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 379 runs scored and hold an OBP of .365. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 148 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 825 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 6,815 times and got on base with a hit 1,760 times. Brito has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his baseball career, with 937 scored runs and an OPS of .768. His slugging percentage is .435 and he has totaled 2,717 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,314 times and has been walked on 474 occasions, contributing to a .333 on-base %.

The Tigers have swiped 57 bags and have been caught 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.0%. The Kia Tigers have a tally of 1,779 putouts this year, as well as 664 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .973 which puts them in 10th in KBO and they have turned 68 double plays.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.26 on the year (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 496 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and 334 total runs (8th in baseball). Kia has given up 628 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 281 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49.

KT has accounted for 69 home runs on the season as well as 340 RBIs. They have 105 doubles, while taking a walk 283 times and scoring 366 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled a team OBP of .359 and a team batting average of .278 for the year. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .416 and they are earning 5.55 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 507 instances (3rd in the league) and have totaled 649 hits.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Rojas has tallied a walk 752 times while striking out on 1,603 chances. He has scored 981 runs in addition to having 995 RBIs. His on-base rate is .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .811. He has gone yard 247 times, with 3,054 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage. For the 6,661 official at-bats in his pro career, Rojas is sitting with a batting avereage of .277 in addition to 1,843 base knocks.

Of their 92 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 71 times and been caught 21 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have 588 assists, 50 errors and are sitting with 1,750 putouts over the course of the season.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.537 and have a FIP of 6.17 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 (511 strikeouts vs 222 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 674. They have surrendered 72 homers and they relinquish 6.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The KT pitching staff have given up 400 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.74 (372 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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