Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/13/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, May 13, 2022

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Chan Hyeok Park and the Kiwoom Heroes (17-16, 5th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, May 13, 2022, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (15-17, 8th in KBO).

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .337 and have been called out on strikes 239 times, while drawing a walk on 89 occasions. They have compiled 115 RBI's in addition to 251 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .226. The Heroes have hit 51 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 119 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .296. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball.

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Chan Hyeok Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 6 balls over the fence while driving in 15 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 122 times and has come through with a base hit 24 times. Park has a batting average of .214 for his career, with 13 scored runs and an OPS of .699. His slugging percentage is .420 and he has a total of 47 bases. He has been struck out 49 times and has taken a walk on 7 at-bats, contributing to a .279 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have stolen 11 bases and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 47.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 893 putouts thus far, as well as 385 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and have 32 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 15 long balls and also 129 runs in total (4th in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 258 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 109 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.30 on the season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 232 batters.

KT has 21 home runs this season in addition to 117 runs batted in. They have 42 doubles, while getting a free base 110 times as well as notching 131 runs. The KT Wiz are sitting with an OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .251 for the year. The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .353 and they tally 4.09 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 261 instances (2nd in baseball) and have earned 268 hits.

Jeong-dae Bae is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Bae has drawn a free base 154 times while striking out on 355 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .341 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .706. In the 1,329 official at-bats in his pro career, Bae has hit .257 and has racked up 342 base hits. He has accounted for 214 runs and racked up 149 RBIs. He has gone yard 26 times, as well as 485 total bases and also a .365 slugging percentage.

Of their 22 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 17 times and been caught 5 times (22.7% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (4th in the league). The Wiz have 311 assists, 26 errors and have 848 putouts this season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a squad this season. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 272. The KT pitching staff have given up 125 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.41 (107 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 (241 strikeouts against 65 free passes). They have relinquished 18 homers and they surrender 3.98 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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