KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/5/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Dae In Hwang and the Kia Tigers (38-38, 5th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (39-37, 4th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

The Wiz have accounted for 102 doubles as a squad and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. KT is slugging .372 and have struck out 643 times, while drawing a walk on 282 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have recorded 314 runs batted in in addition to 669 hits so far this season, and their batting average sits at .253. They have earned a total of 339 runs and have an OBP of .330.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Hwang has hit 201 baseballs out of the park while driving in 962 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .451 in addition to racking up 2,934 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 7,291 times and got on base with a hit 1,891 times. He has struck out 1,228 times and has gotten a free base on 608 occasions, contributing to a .353 on-base percentage. Hwang has an average at the plate of .291 for his time in baseball, in addition to 976 scored runs and an OPS of .798.

The Wiz have swiped 44 bags and have been gunned down 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 22.8%. The KT Wiz have earned 2,099 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 776 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 2nd in KBO and they have twisted 69 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.60 for the season (3rd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 595 hitters. KT has conceded 680 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 280 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Wiz pitchers have given up 45 home runs in addition to 316 runs in total (7th in the league).

Kia has accumulated 65 home runs for the season to go along with 358 RBIs. They hit 143 doubles, while taking a walk 298 times as well as notching 381 runs. The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .346 and a batting average of .264 on the campaign. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they tally 4.95 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have struck out on 524 occasions (7th in the league) and have notched a total of 698 hits.

Dae In Hwang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Hwang has tallied a walk 56 times while striking out on 172 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .310 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .726. Over the course of the 746 at-bats in his baseball career, Hwang has recorded a batting average of .253 in addition to 189 base knocks. He has accumulated 69 runs in addition to having 125 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 29 times, in addition to having 310 total bases and also a .416 slugging percentage.

Of their 60 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 35 times and been caught 25 times (41.7% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 730 assists, 57 errors and have notched a total of 2,036 putouts for the season.

The Kia pitching staff have given up 360 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (315 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 63 home runs and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.376 in addition to having a FIP of 4.77 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.15 (564 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 671.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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