KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (34-20, 1st in KBO) play the KT Wiz (24-30, 8th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

KT has a slugging rate of .410 and have struck out 427 times, while drawing a walk on 225 occasions. They have recorded 281 runs batted in and 545 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .279. The Wiz have accumulated 88 doubles as a team and have smacked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have 304 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .356. As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.5 runs per game, which is 4th in KBO.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 111 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 459 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .504 and he has racked up 1,356 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 3,077 times and has come through with a base hit 840 times. He has struck out 536 times and earned a walk on 351 occasions, which has contributed to a .391 OBP. Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .312 for his baseball career, with 449 runs scored and an OPS of .895.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 1,459 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 489 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which puts them in 4th in the league and have 44 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 65 bases and have been caught 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 18.8%.

The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 5.68 this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 428 hitters. KT has conceded 557 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 307 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 59 home runs and also 328 total runs (2nd in KBO).

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .446 and they average 5.80 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have 96 two-baggers, while getting a free base 210 times as well as putting up 319 runs. Kia has a total of 62 long balls on the year in addition to 304 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 362 occasions (10th in baseball) and are sitting with 571 base knocks. The Kia Tigers have earned an OBP of .365 as well as a team batting average of .293 for the year.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has tallied a free base 74 times while being called out on strikes on 169 attempts. He has compiled 156 runs and has 101 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .356 and he also has a career OPS of .814. He has hit it out of the park 22 times, with 357 total bases and a .458 slugging percentage. In the 779 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .293 with 228 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 55 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 560 assists, 57 errors and have accumulated 1,481 putouts so far this year. In their 60 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 47 times and been caught 13 times (21.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have given up 263 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.92 (215 earned runs yielded). They have given up 53 dingers and they yield 4.79 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.89 (411 strikeouts vs 217 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 505.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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