KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (41-46, 7th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (37-49, 10th in KBO).

The Wiz have recorded 136 doubles as a squad and have knocked 93 balls out of the stadium. KT is slugging .409 and have struck out 706 times, while drawing a walk on 368 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are recording 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 6th in the league. They have earned 434 RBI's and 847 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .271. They have tallied 468 runs and hold an OBP of .351.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his pro baseball career, Kang has hit 117 balls out of the park while driving in 476 runs. For his career, he faced a pitcher 3,224 times and also came through with a base hit 874 times. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 470 runs scored and an OPS of .893. His slugging percentage sits at .502 and he has a total of 1,414 bases. He has struck out 568 times and has gotten a free base on 373 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .391 on-base %.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 2,368 putouts this year, as well as 798 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .978 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have accumulated 69 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 90 bases and have been caught 27 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.1%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 5.55 for the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 690 hitters. KT has conceded 897 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 487 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.28 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and 527 total runs (1st in the league).

The Heroes have a SLG% of .392 and they tally 4.83 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have recorded 140 doubles, while taking a walk 303 times as well as scoring 415 runs. Kiwoom has knocked in 63 home runs so far this year as well as 397 runs batted in. They have struck out on 632 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 821 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a batting average of .274 over the course of the season.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has drawn a walk 500 times while fanning on 1,007 attempts. His OBP sits at .364 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .813. For the 4,252 at-bats in his professional career, Dawson has hit .277 in addition to having 1,177 hits. He is sitting with 725 runs in addition to having 601 RBIs. He has hit a home run 138 times, as well as 1,908 total bases and a .449 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 796 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 2,281 putouts over the course of the season. In their 97 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 68 times and been caught 29 times (29.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.523 and have a FIP of 5.56 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 (554 strikeouts vs 312 walks). They rank 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 846. They have surrendered 79 dingers and they surrender 5.56 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 470 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 5.08 (429 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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