Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (3-5, 8th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, April 16, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (4-6, 7th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which is 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 27 runs scored and have an OBP of .336. The Tigers have compiled 8 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 4 balls out of the stadium. They have 23 runs batted in and 68 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .254. Kia is slugging .328 and have struck out 67 times, while being walked on 33 occasions.

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Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has recorded a batting average of .301 in his time in baseball, in addition to 650 scored runs and an OPS of .751. He has fanned 465 times and has taken a walk on 516 occasions, contributing to a .374 on-base %. In his career, Kim has hit 32 balls out of the park while driving in 516 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .377 in addition to earning 1,717 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 5,268 times and got on base with a base hit 1,374 times.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 216 putouts this season, as well as 77 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is at .967 which has them ranked 8th in the league and they have twisted 8 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 9 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have given up 8 home runs and also 32 total runs (10th in the league). Kia has given up 59 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 29 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.63 for the season (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 58 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .246 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 75 occasions (4th in baseball) and have accounted for 86 hits. Kiwoom has a total of 2 home runs on the season as well as 30 RBIs. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .320 and they average 3.20 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have recorded 16 doubles, while walking 31 times and putting up 32 runs.

Addison Russell is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Russell has drawn a free base 186 times while being called out on strikes on 532 chances. His OBP comes in at .312 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .704. Over the course of the 1,987 at-bats in his professional career, Russell has hit .242 and has racked up 480 base hits. He has tallied 256 runs and has 253 RBIs. He has gone deep 60 times, with 778 total bases and a .392 slugging percentage.

In their 24 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 16 times and been caught 8 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding rate of .966 (9th in KBO). The Heroes have 84 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 261 putouts so far this season.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.379 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a squad for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.89 (81 strikeouts against 28 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 92. They have given up 4 homers and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 48 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.24 (41 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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