Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (76-50, 1st in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (53-73, 10th in KBO) on Friday, September 6, 2024.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 581 runs and have an on-base percentage of .336. The Heroes have hit 189 doubles as a team and have hit 92 balls out of the park. They have tallied 554 runs batted in and 1,151 hits this season, and their batting average is .264. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 967 times, while taking a walk on 424 occasions.

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Ronnie Dawson is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Dawson has slapped 139 balls out of the park while driving in 610 runs. His slugging percentage is .446 and he has totaled 1,918 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 4,942 times and has come through with a hit 1,184 times. He has fanned 1,013 times and has been walked on 507 occasions, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage. Dawson has recorded a batting average of .275 for his career in baseball, with 730 scored runs and an OPS of .809.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 3,346 putouts for the season, as well as 1,153 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 6th in the league and have earned 112 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 102 bases and have been gunned down 38 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 27.1%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have yielded 130 home runs and also 683 total runs (5th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,236 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 628 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.07 on the year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 815 hitters.

Kia has knocked in 147 long balls on the season and 724 RBIs. They have hit 241 two-baggers, while taking a walk 472 times and notching 760 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 in addition to a batting average of .300 on the year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .460 and they average 5.94 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 811 occasions (10th in KBO) and have a total of 1,372 base hits.

Do Yeong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. During the 1,049 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .308 in addition to having 323 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 45 times, with 548 bases in total and a .522 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 120 times while going down on strikes on 227 occasions. He has amassed 235 runs and has 164 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .381 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .903.

Out of their 132 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 102 times and been caught 30 times (22.7% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 116 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 1,256 assists, 131 errors and have a tally of 3,438 putouts during this campaign.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 694 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.50 (573 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 135 long balls and they yield 5.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.498 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.45 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (987 strikeouts against 492 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,225.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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