Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/30/2024 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

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (45-32, 1st in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (32-45, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 564 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions. They have recorded 357 runs batted in and 739 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .276. The Heroes have hit 122 doubles as a unit and have hit 59 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 371 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .348. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has hit .277 for his time in baseball, in addition to 720 scored runs and an OPS of .813. He has fanned 1,001 times and has walked on 495 occasions, contributing to a .364 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Dawson has hit 138 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 596 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .449 and he has totaled 1,895 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,844 times and came through with a base base hit 1,168 times.

The Heroes have swiped 63 bases and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 28.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 2,038 putouts for the season, as well as 713 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which puts them in 8th in KBO and they have turned 73 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.69 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and also 424 total runs (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 748 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 384 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.09 on the campaign (7th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 488 hitters.

Kia has a total of 89 home runs this year and 435 RBIs. They have 135 doubles, while getting a free base 317 times and putting up 459 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .293 so far this season. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .446 and they are recording 5.81 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 515 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 826 base hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has earned a free base 94 times while being called out on strikes on 185 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .369 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .854. Over the course of the 872 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .299 in addition to having 261 hits. He is sitting with 184 runs in addition to having earned 124 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 31 times, with 423 total bases and also a .485 slugging percentage.

Of their 84 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 64 times and been caught 20 times (23.8% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 80 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 799 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 2,130 putouts over the course of the season.

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 405 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (340 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 80 homers and they yield 5.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.494 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.95 (600 strikeouts vs 307 free passes). They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 754.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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