KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/12/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (16-16, 6th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (15-17, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

KT has a slugging rate of .353 and have been called out on strikes 261 times, while taking a walk on 110 occasions. They have accumulated 117 RBI's and 268 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .251. The Wiz have hit 42 doubles as a squad and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 131 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which is 6th in KBO.

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Jeong-dae Bae is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Bae has an average at the plate of .257 in his time in baseball, with 214 scored runs and an OPS of .706. He has struck out 355 times and has gotten a free base on 154 at-bats, contributing to a .341 on-base %. In his career, Bae has hit 26 balls out of the park while knocking in 149 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .365 and he has racked up 485 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,525 times and came through with a base base hit 342 times.

The KT Wiz have amassed 848 putouts for the season, in addition to 311 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 17 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.7%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 3.41 so far this season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 241 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 18 home runs and also 125 total runs (7th in baseball). KT has given up 272 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 107 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Kia has 20 home runs this season as well as 138 RBIs. They have hit 66 two-baggers, while getting a free base 122 times and putting up 147 runs. The Kia Tigers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a batting average of .261 on the season. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.59 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been rung up on 232 occasions (7th in KBO) and have tallied 284 hits.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has drawn a free base 381 times while striking out on 1,141 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .329 and he has a lifetime OPS of .754. Over the course of the 5,050 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has hit .278 with 1,405 hits. He is sitting with 747 runs and racked up 627 runs batted in. He has homered 101 times, with 2,147 total bases and a .425 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .972 (7th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 293 assists, 33 errors and have earned a total of 843 putouts for the season. Of their 21 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 13 times and been caught 8 times (38.1% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a team this season. They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 255. The Kia pitching staff have given up 129 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.30 (103 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 (242 strikeouts against 85 walks). They have conceded 18 long balls and they concede 4.13 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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