Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jae-gyun Hwang and the KT Wiz (55-59, 6th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (50-64, 10th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 867 times, while being walked on 393 occasions. They have compiled 519 RBI's and 1,067 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .270. The Heroes have accrued 173 two-baggers as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 543 runs scored and have an OBP of .342. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .304 for his career in baseball, with 571 runs scored and an OPS of .768. He has fanned 604 times and has gotten a free base on 317 occasions, which has contributed to a .364 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has hit 37 balls out of the park while knocking in 377 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .404 and he has a total of 1,342 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 3,695 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,008 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 3,028 putouts this year, as well as 1,052 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which is 7th in KBO and they have turned 102 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 91 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 28.9%.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.05 so far this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 736 batters. Kiwoom has yielded 1,120 base knocks (10.0 per 9 innings) and 566 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.84 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have allowed 114 home runs and also 616 total runs (4th in KBO).

The KT Wiz have an OBP of .352 and a batting average of .274 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 919 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned 1,123 hits. KT has hit 117 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 562 runs batted in. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .408 and they score 5.16 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have hit 178 two-baggers, while getting a free base 467 times and putting up 599 runs.

Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Hwang has recorded a free base 705 times while being called out on strikes on 1,420 chances. His OBP sits at .351 and he has earned a career OPS of .442. Over the course of the 7,553 at-bats in his pro career, Hwang has accumulated a batting average of .288 with 2,176 base hits. He has a total of 1,116 runs in addition to having earned 1,083 RBIs. He has gone deep 221 times, as well as 3,342 total bases and a .442 slugging %.

Of their 148 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 114 times and been caught 34 times (23.0% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 87 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 1,041 assists, 96 errors and have earned 3,097 putouts this season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.495 with a FIP of 5.81 as a unit on the season. They have a ranking of 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,172. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 666 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.27 (604 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 (911 strikeouts vs 371 free passes). They have yielded 126 long balls and they allow 5.81 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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