KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (50-52, 6th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (61-42, 1st in KBO).

KT has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been rung up 829 times, while getting the free base on 432 occasions. They have accrued 518 runs batted in as well as 1,010 hits on the year, and their batting average sits at .276. The Wiz have compiled 164 doubles as a team and have hit 109 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 553 runs scored and have an OBP of .355. As a team, the KT Wiz are knocking in 5.3 runs per contest, which is 7th in KBO.

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Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Rojas has drilled 255 balls over the fence while driving in 1,024 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 7,728 times and came through with a base base hit 1,902 times. Rojas has an average at the plate of .279 for his career, in addition to 1,008 scored runs and an OPS of .818. His slugging percentage is .462 in addition to having tallied 3,147 bases. He has struck out 1,626 times and has walked on 771 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage.

The Wiz have swiped 102 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.1%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 2,773 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 923 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have accumulated 78 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Wiz pitchers have given up 111 home runs in addition to 620 total runs (1st in KBO). KT has surrendered 1,053 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 562 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 5.47 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 814 batters.

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .460 and they have an average of 6.04 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have hit 201 doubles, while walking 411 times and scoring 634 runs. Kia has 124 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 600 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 680 occasions (10th in baseball) and have 1,117 base hits. The Kia Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .370 and a batting average of .297 so far this year.

Socrates Brito is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For the 6,397 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has hit .283 with 1,811 base hits. He has gone deep 158 times, with 2,808 total bases and also a .439 slugging %. Brito has drawn a free base 494 times while fanning on 1,346 tries. He has accrued 972 runs and notched 856 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .335 and he has a lifetime OPS of .774.

Out of their 107 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 24 times (22.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 102 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .974 (10th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 1,057 assists, 105 errors and are sitting with 2,819 putouts for the year.

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 576 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.56 (476 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 105 homers and they surrender 5.52 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.515 and have a FIP of 5.52 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.95 (804 strikeouts against 412 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,011.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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