KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (37-47, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (39-46, 7th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

KT has a slugging percentage of .410 and have been rung up 693 times, while drawing a walk on 361 occasions. They have accounted for 423 RBI's in addition to 832 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .272. The Wiz have compiled 132 doubles as a unit and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have earned 457 runs scored and have an OBP of .352. As a team, the KT Wiz are knocking in 5.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in KBO.

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Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Rojas has hit 250 balls out of the park while driving in 1,012 runs. His slugging percentage is .459 and he has a total of 3,099 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 7,660 times and came through with a base base hit 1,875 times. He has been struck out 1,622 times and has been walked on 764 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP. Rojas has hit .278 for his time in baseball, with 992 runs scored and an OPS of .813.

The Wiz have swiped 89 bags and have been gunned down 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.6%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 2,314 putouts on the year, as well as 782 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which ranks 8th in KBO and have accumulated 68 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Wiz pitchers have allowed 92 long balls and also 520 total runs (1st in the league). KT has given up 879 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) as well as 480 earned runs. The Wiz have a team earned run average of 5.60 so far this season (10th in KBO), and they have struck out 672 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .275 on the season. They have been rung up on 617 occasions (8th in KBO) and have tallied 803 base knocks. Kiwoom has tallied 61 home runs so far this season in addition to 390 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 4.86 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have hit 137 doubles, while getting a free base 297 times as well as scoring 408 runs.

Sung Mun Song is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has recorded a walk 201 times while going down on strikes on 300 attempts. His on-base rate is .330 and he also has a career OPS of .724. During the 2,078 at-bats in his professional career, Song has hit .269 with 558 hits. He has a total of 262 runs and also has 319 RBIs. He has gone yard 45 times, as well as 818 total bases and a .394 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 780 assists, 66 errors and have earned a total of 2,233 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 96 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 68 times and been caught 28 times (29.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 450 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.96 (410 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 74 homers and they allow 5.44 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.505 and have a FIP of 5.44 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.77 (543 strikeouts against 306 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 814.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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