Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (45-28, 2nd in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (38-33, 4th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

The Tigers have tallied 140 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 60 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 483 times, while being walked on 286 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have accrued 347 runs batted in in addition to 664 hits this year, and their batting average is .268. They have earned 368 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351.

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Dae In Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Hwang has drilled 29 balls out of the park while driving in 124 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 807 times and came through with a base hit 187 times. Hwang has a batting average of .256 for his baseball career, with 69 scored runs and an OPS of .735. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .421 in addition to racking up 308 bases. He has been struck out 168 times and has taken a walk on 56 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .314 on-base %.

The Tigers have stolen 30 bases and have been thrown out 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 44.4%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,914 putouts so far this season, in addition to 696 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 5th in the league and have a total of 49 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.38. Tigers pitchers have conceded 58 long balls and also 342 runs (3rd in the league). Kia has conceded 642 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 298 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.20 on the year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 514 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .250 on the campaign. They have struck out on 546 instances (4th in baseball) and have 640 base knocks. Kiwoom has recorded 52 long balls so far this season to go along with 305 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they earn 4.45 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have notched 112 two-baggers, while taking a walk 277 times and scoring 329 runs.

Yasiel Puig is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Puig has tallied a walk 482 times while being called out on strikes on 952 chances. He has recorded 709 runs in addition to having earned 644 runs batted in. His on-base % is .360 and he has earned a career OPS of .843. He has hit it out of the park 194 times, with 2,135 total bases and also a .483 slugging percentage. In the 4,418 official at-bats in his pro career, Puig has hit .282 in addition to 1,245 base knocks.

In their 61 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 38 times and been caught 23 times (37.7% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 818 assists, 59 errors and have a total of 2,015 putouts this season.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.253 with a FIP of 3.81 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.17 (525 strikeouts against 242 free passes). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 599. They have given up 39 dingers and they yield 3.81 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 284 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.31 (247 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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