KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (21-10, 1st in KBO) host the KT Wiz (12-20, 9th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.6 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league. They have 184 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .354. The Wiz have hit 44 doubles as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 175 RBI's and 337 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .285. KT has a slugging rate of .423 and have been rung up 257 times, while getting the free base on 121 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has hit .276 for his career in baseball, in addition to 954 scored runs and an OPS of .808. He has fanned 1,576 times and has taken a walk on 736 occasions, which has contributed to a .352 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Rojas has hit 239 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 964 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .456 and he has racked up 2,976 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 7,397 times and has delivered with a hit 1,798 times.

The Wiz have stolen 42 bases and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 12.5%. The KT Wiz have a total of 868 putouts on the year, in addition to 296 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 4th in KBO and they have turned 22 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.62. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 35 home runs and 209 runs in total (1st in KBO). KT has allowed 354 base hits (11.0 per 9 innings) and also 200 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 6.23 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 254 batters.

The Kia Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .373 as well as a batting average of .296 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 191 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned 325 base hits. Kia has knocked in 34 home runs so far this year in addition to 177 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .452 and they are scoring 6.03 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They hit 61 doubles, while walking 124 times and racking up 187 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In the 6,110 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has earned a batting average of .282 with 1,720 base hits. He has gone deep 141 times, in addition to having 2,651 total bases and a .434 slugging percentage. Brito has tallied a free base 466 times while going down on strikes on 1,289 tries. He has amassed 921 runs in addition to having earned 800 RBIs. His OBP sits at .332 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .767.

The Kia Tigers have turned 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .970 (10th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 305 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 827 putouts this year. Of their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 7 times (19.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.483 with a FIP of 4.93 as a team on the season. They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 279. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 151 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.99 (122 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 1.94 (250 strikeouts vs 129 bases on balls). They have conceded 26 homers and they yield 4.93 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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