Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (45-31, 1st in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (31-45, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, June 28, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which is 10th in KBO. They have earned 362 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .346. The Heroes have accrued 118 doubles as a squad and have knocked 57 balls out of the park. They have earned 349 runs batted in and 725 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .274. Kiwoom is slugging .391 and have been called out on strikes 559 times, while being walked on 267 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has hit 36 baseballs over the fence while driving in 352 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .404 and he has totaled 1,292 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 3,559 times and has reached base with a hit 970 times. He has struck out 588 times and earned a walk on 307 occasions, which has contributed to a .365 on-base %. Kim has recorded a batting average of .304 for his career, in addition to 552 runs scored and an OPS of .769.

The Kiwoom Heroes have 2,011 putouts for the season, as well as 704 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have accumulated 71 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 62 bases and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.7%.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 5.12 this year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 476 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 737 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 381 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 68 home runs in addition to 417 runs in total (4th in the league).

The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .369 in addition to a batting average of .294 for the year. They have struck out on 511 instances (10th in KBO) and have notched a total of 818 base hits. Kia is sitting with 88 long balls so far this season as well as 433 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .448 and they score 5.86 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have put up 134 two-baggers, while walking 313 times as well as scoring 457 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Choi has drawn a free base 1,110 times while fanning on 1,370 plate appearances. He has recorded 1,271 runs and racked up 1,613 RBIs. His OBP sits at .401 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .933. He has homered 388 times, in addition to having 4,113 total bases and also a .532 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 7,734 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in addition to 2,405 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 78 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 787 assists, 80 errors and have accumulated 2,106 putouts on the season. Of their 84 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 64 times and been caught 20 times (23.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.483 in addition to having a FIP of 5.05 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 740. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 394 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.22 (329 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (595 strikeouts against 301 walks). They have given up 80 long balls and they relinquish 5.05 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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