Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/18/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (20-18, 6th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (12-26, 10th in KBO).

The Heroes have accrued 59 doubles as a team and have hit 25 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .340 and have been called out on strikes 271 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have tallied 130 RBI's as well as 296 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .229. They have accounted for 137 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has hit 39 baseballs out of the park while driving in 377 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 3,090 times and has delivered with a hit 928 times. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .340 for his career, in addition to 460 runs scored and an OPS of .879. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .476 in addition to racking up 1,301 bases. He has struck out 252 times and has walked on 282 occasions, which has contributed to a .403 on-base %.

The Heroes have stolen 15 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 42.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 1,034 putouts on the year, in addition to 450 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and they have twisted 38 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.19 so far this season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 265 hitters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 16 long balls in addition to 143 total runs (7th in KBO). Kiwoom has given up 293 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 122 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

NC has accounted for 20 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 131 RBIs. They have hit 59 two-baggers, while taking a walk 120 times as well as scoring 140 runs. The NC Dinos are sitting with an OBP of .312 and a batting average of .238 on the year. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .335 and they average 3.68 runs per game (8th in the league). They have struck out on 288 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned 301 base hits.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Park has recorded a walk 290 times while fanning on 481 attempts. He has amassed 597 runs in addition to having 498 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .388 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .876. He has gone deep 89 times, with 1,589 total bases and a .488 slugging percentage. During the 3,256 at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .326 with 1,060 base hits.

Out of their 37 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 24 times and been caught 13 times (35.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .972 (8th in KBO). The Dinos have 364 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 1,003 putouts on the season.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.473 and have a FIP of 5.06 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 348. The NC pitching staff have conceded 188 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.61 (171 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (309 strikeouts vs 144 free passes). They have conceded 25 dingers and they allow 5.06 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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