Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Chan Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (80-50, 1st in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (54-76, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have 597 runs while holding a team OBP of .336. The Heroes have tallied 198 doubles as a squad and have knocked 95 balls out of the park. They have 569 runs batted in and 1,187 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .264. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,013 times, while taking a walk on 441 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 37 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 380 runs. His slugging percentage is .403 and he has totaled 1,363 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,759 times and came through with a base hit 1,026 times. He has been struck out 617 times and earned a walk on 319 occasions, which contributes in part to a .363 on-base %. Kim has hit .304 for his baseball career, in addition to 579 runs scored and an OPS of .766.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 3,451 putouts thus far, as well as 1,194 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which puts them in 6th in the league and they have turned 115 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 105 bags and have been gunned down 38 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.6%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.83 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have allowed 135 long balls and also 715 total runs (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,276 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 651 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.09 so far this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 835 hitters.

The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .369 in addition to a team batting average of .300 for the season. They have struck out on 831 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,411 hits. Kia has 152 HRs so far this season as well as 752 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .461 and they score 5.98 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 249 doubles, while taking a walk 485 times and scoring 789 runs.

Chan Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a walk 270 times while fanning on 460 attempts. His on-base rate is .320 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .645. In the 3,021 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has hit .261 in addition to 787 hits. He has compiled 431 runs and also has 306 RBIs. He has gone deep 17 times, with 982 total bases and a .325 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 119 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,286 assists, 134 errors and have accumulated 3,549 putouts so far this year. In their 132 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 102 times and been caught 30 times (22.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have given up 701 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (580 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 135 homers and they yield 5.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.484 and have a FIP of 5.33 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 (1,034 strikeouts vs 502 walks). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,254.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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