NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/22/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (12-27, 10th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, May 22, 2022, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (19-19, 7th in KBO).

NC has a slugging rate of .337 and have struck out 293 times, while getting the free base on 122 occasions. They have earned 135 runs batted in in addition to 312 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .240. The Dinos have accounted for 63 doubles as a team and have knocked 20 balls out of the park. They have a total of 144 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has a batting average of .324 for his career in baseball, with 1,164 runs scored and an OPS of .865. He has struck out 1,094 times and earned a walk on 813 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .400 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Son has drilled 165 balls over the fence while knocking in 882 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .465 and he has a total of 3,046 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 7,466 times and has reached base with a base knock 2,127 times.

The Dinos have swiped 24 bases and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 36.8%. The NC Dinos have a total of 1,030 putouts on the campaign, as well as 369 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .971 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and they have twisted 29 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 27 home runs in addition to 199 total runs (2nd in the league). NC has allowed 360 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 173 earned runs. The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 4.54 on the campaign (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 324 batters.

The Kia Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a team batting average of .266 for the season. They have struck out on 272 instances (6th in the league) and are sitting with 344 hits. Kia has tallied 25 home runs on the campaign as well as 163 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .391 and they tally 4.66 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have recorded 74 doubles, while walking 147 times as well as scoring 177 runs.

Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has drawn a free base 381 times while fanning on 1,144 attempts. He has compiled 751 runs in addition to having 633 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .330 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .757. He has gone yard 103 times, as well as 2,166 total bases and also a .427 slugging %. In the 5,075 official at-bats in his professional career, Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .279 in addition to having 1,417 hits.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (7th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 348 assists, 37 errors and have a total of 999 putouts on the campaign. In their 26 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 9 times (34.6% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.78 (292 strikeouts vs 105 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 311. They have allowed 24 HR's and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 158 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.38 (125 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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