Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Chan Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (76-50, 1st in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (53-73, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 581 runs and hold an OBP of .336. The Heroes have tallied 189 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 92 balls out of the park. They have recorded 554 runs batted in in addition to 1,151 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .264. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .380 and have struck out 967 times, while getting the free base on 424 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 37 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 378 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .403 and he has racked up 1,358 bases. For his career, he came to bat 3,747 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,022 times. He has struck out 614 times and has walked on 318 occasions, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .303 for his baseball career, with 577 runs scored and an OPS of .766.

The Heroes have stolen 102 bases and have been thrown out 38 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 3,346 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,153 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them ranked 6th in the league and they have turned 112 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.07 this year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 815 batters. Kiwoom has yielded 1,236 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 628 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.83 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 130 long balls and 683 total runs (5th in baseball).

The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .369 in addition to a batting average of .300 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 811 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,372 base hits. Kia has knocked in 147 home runs on the year to go along with 724 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .460 and they tally 5.94 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have 241 two-baggers, while getting a free base 472 times as well as earning 760 runs.

Chan Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Park has tallied a free base 266 times while going down on strikes on 460 attempts. His on-base percentage is .320 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .644. For the 3,009 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has recorded a batting average of .261 in addition to having 785 base hits. He has amassed 426 runs in addition to having earned 305 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 16 times, with 976 total bases and also a .324 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 116 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,256 assists, 131 errors and have notched a total of 3,438 putouts so far this year. In their 132 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 102 times and been caught 30 times (22.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 694 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.50 (573 earned runs conceded). They have given up 135 homers and they allow 5.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.498 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.45 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.01 (987 strikeouts against 492 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,225.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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