KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/9/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jae-gyun Hwang and the KT Wiz (25-30, 7th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, June 9, 2022, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (34-22, 2nd in KBO).

KT is slugging .344 and have been called out on strikes 463 times, while drawing a walk on 208 occasions. They have recorded 198 RBI's and 465 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .246. The Wiz have earned 68 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 218 runs and have an OBP of .326. As a team, the KT Wiz are compiling 3.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his pro baseball career, Hwang has drilled 199 baseballs out of the park while driving in 948 runs. His slugging percentage is .451 and he has totaled 2,897 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 7,207 times and has come through with a hit 1,866 times. He has struck out 1,219 times and has taken a walk on 604 at-bats, contributing to a .353 on-base percentage. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .290 in his time in baseball, with 966 runs scored and an OPS of .799.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 1,505 putouts this year, as well as 540 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have a total of 46 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 36 bases and have been caught 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 3.24 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 34 home runs and 220 total runs (8th in the league). KT has surrendered 476 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 194 earned runs. The Wiz have an ERA of 3.48 so far this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 438 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .363 and they are earning 4.29 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have put up 93 doubles, while walking 194 times and putting up 240 runs. Kiwoom has compiled 36 home runs on the campaign to go along with 222 RBIs. They have struck out on 408 instances (5th in baseball) and have earned 468 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .323 as well as a team batting average of .244 on the season.

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 4,389 official at-bats in his pro career, Puig has recorded a batting average of .282 in addition to having 1,239 base hits. He has hit a home run 193 times, in addition to having 2,124 total bases and also a .484 slugging percentage. Puig has drawn a walk 479 times while fanning on 946 chances. He has recorded 705 runs and also has 641 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .360 and he holds a career OPS of .844.

Out of their 44 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 27 times and been caught 17 times (38.6% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 49 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (4th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 612 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 1,520 putouts over the course of the season.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.229 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.23 (409 strikeouts vs 183 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 439. They have relinquished 30 home runs and they allow 3.89 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 219 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.29 (185 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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