Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (51-64, 9th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, August 22, 2024, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (55-60, 6th in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO. They have 546 runs and have an on-base percentage of .342. The Heroes have earned 175 doubles as a squad and have hit 85 balls out of the park. They have amassed 522 RBI's in addition to 1,074 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .270. Kiwoom is slugging .387 and have been rung up 876 times, while being walked on 394 occasions.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Song has hit 50 baseballs out of the park while driving in 344 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 2,457 times and also came through with a base hit 600 times. Song is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 283 scored runs and an OPS of .736. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .402 and he has racked up 883 bases. He has been struck out 322 times and has gotten a free base on 212 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .334 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 3,055 putouts this year, as well as 1,060 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 104 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 91 bases and have been caught 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 28.9%.

The Heroes have an ERA of 5.02 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 747 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 114 home runs and 618 runs in total (4th in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 1,126 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 568 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Wiz have a SLG% of .407 and they have an average of 5.14 runs per contest (9th in KBO). The have tallied 178 doubles, while walking 473 times and scoring 601 runs. KT has recorded 117 home runs so far this year in addition to 564 RBIs. They have been rung up on 930 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have a total of 1,129 base hits. The KT Wiz hold a team on-base percentage of .351 in addition to a team batting average of .274 on the campaign.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has drawn a free base 775 times while going down on strikes on 1,636 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .356 and he has earned a career OPS of .818. Over the course of the 6,868 at-bats in his baseball career, Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .279 with 1,918 base knocks. He has accrued 1,015 runs and has 1,030 RBIs. He has gone deep 257 times, with 3,171 bases in total and a .462 slugging percentage.

Out of their 150 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 116 times and been caught 34 times (22.7% 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 recorded 1,050 assists, 97 errors and have accumulated 3,124 putouts this season.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.490 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.78 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,179. The KT pitching staff have given up 669 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 5.24 (606 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 (920 strikeouts against 372 walks). They have given up 126 dingers and they surrender 5.78 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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