Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/27/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (78-59, 3rd in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (60-70, 6th in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball. They have earned 592 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. The Heroes have hit 200 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 90 balls out of the park. They have accrued 550 RBI's and 1,196 hits for the season, and their batting average is .252. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .365 and have been rung up 996 times, while drawing a walk on 503 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 19 balls out of the park while driving in 251 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,601 times and has delivered a base hit 682 times. Kim has hit .291 for his baseball career, in addition to 395 scored runs and an OPS of .733. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .381 and he has accumulated 892 bases. He has fanned 483 times and has taken a walk on 219 occasions, which has contributed to a .351 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 3,744 putouts for the season, as well as 1,494 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have 127 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 82 bases and have been caught 42 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 33.9%.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.75 for the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 975 hitters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 90 home runs and 584 runs in total (7th in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,195 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 520 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34.

The NC Dinos have an OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .256 this year. They have been rung up on 904 occasions (9th in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,157 base hits. NC has compiled 102 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 579 runs batted in. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .378 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have notched 223 two-baggers, while taking a walk 471 times as well as putting up 608 runs.

Nick Martini is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Martini has drawn a free base 652 times while being called out on strikes on 819 tries. His on-base % is .372 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .766. Over the course of the 4,652 official at-bats in his pro career, Martini has a batting average of .275 in addition to 1,280 base knocks. He has tallied 710 runs and has 621 runs batted in. He has homered 76 times, as well as 1,832 total bases and also a .394 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have twisted 106 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Dinos have 1,262 assists, 121 errors and have accounted for 3,560 putouts so far this year. Out of their 98 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 57 times and been caught 41 times (41.8% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.374 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.23 (1,075 strikeouts against 481 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,149. They have allowed 101 homers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 607 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (524 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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