Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/14/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (3-4, 5th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, April 14, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (3-6, 8th in KBO).

Kia has a slugging rate of .333 and have been called out on strikes 58 times, while drawing a walk on 31 occasions. They have accumulated 23 RBI's in addition to 58 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .251. The Tigers have tallied 7 doubles as a squad and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 26 runs while holding a team OBP of .340. As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 3.7 runs/g, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Park has hit 10 baseballs over the fence while driving in 199 runs. His slugging percentage is .300 and he has a total of 638 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 2,370 times and has come through with a hit 514 times. He has fanned 375 times and has taken a walk on 188 occasions, which has contributed to a .303 on-base %. Park has hit .242 for his career, in addition to 284 runs scored and an OPS of .603.

The Tigers have stolen 9 bases and have been caught 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 189 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 72 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .963 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have accumulated 8 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.48 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Tigers pitchers have yielded 8 long balls and also 27 runs (8th in the league). Kia has surrendered 51 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 24 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 3.43 this year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 49 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .296 and a team batting average of .236 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 67 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 74 base hits. Kiwoom has a total of 2 home runs for the year as well as 21 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .306 and they score 2.56 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have put up 14 doubles, while taking a walk 23 times and putting up 23 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 2,408 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .293 in addition to having 705 base knocks. He has hit a home run 19 times, with 917 total bases and a .381 slugging %. Kim has tallied a walk 222 times while going down on strikes on 489 occasions. He has recorded 402 runs and racked up 257 RBIs. His OBP is .352 and he holds a career OPS of .733.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .963 (10th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 79 assists, 12 errors and have 234 putouts so far this season. In their 24 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 8 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 46 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (39 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 4 homers and they concede 5.31 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.423 and have a FIP of 5.31 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.70 (73 strikeouts against 27 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 84.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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