Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (45-32, 1st in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (32-45, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 564 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions. They have accrued 357 RBI's and 739 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .276. The Heroes have accounted for 122 doubles as a squad and have hit 59 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 371 runs while having a team OBP of .348. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 10th in KBO.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has compiled an average at the plate of .268 for his career, with 257 scored runs and an OPS of .721. He has been struck out 296 times and has gotten a free base on 195 occasions, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage. For his career, Song has hit 44 baseballs out of the park while driving in 313 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .392 and he has totaled 802 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 2,286 times and has delivered a base hit 548 times.

The Heroes have stolen 63 bags and have been thrown out 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 2,038 putouts for the season, as well as 713 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which ranks 8th in KBO and have a total of 73 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.09 for the year (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 488 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 748 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 384 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.69 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have conceded 70 long balls and 424 total runs (4th in KBO).

Kia has hit 89 HRs for the year in addition to 435 runs batted in. They have hit 135 doubles, while walking 317 times as well as scoring 459 runs. The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .369 as well as a team batting average of .293 so far this year. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .446 and they are scoring 5.81 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 515 instances (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 826 hits.

Socrates Brito is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Over the course of the 6,289 at-bats in his career, Brito has an average at the plate of .282 with 1,775 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 152 times, with 2,747 total bases and also a .437 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a walk 484 times while going down on strikes on 1,324 chances. He has amassed 949 runs in addition to having earned 837 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .334 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .771.

The Kia Tigers have turned 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 799 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 2,130 putouts so far this year. Out of their 84 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 64 times and been caught 20 times (23.8% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.494 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.13 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 754. The Kia pitching staff have given up 405 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (340 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.95 (600 strikeouts against 307 free passes). They have allowed 80 home runs and they relinquish 5.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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