Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (25-34, 8th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (25-28, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

The Tigers have accrued 75 doubles as a unit and have knocked 29 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging percentage of .362 and have struck out 407 times, while taking a walk on 181 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in KBO. They have compiled 210 RBI's in addition to 482 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .266. They have accounted for 226 runs while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Choi has hit 362 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,493 runs. His career slugging percentage is .534 and he has accumulated 3,849 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 8,447 times and has delivered a base hit 2,253 times. He has fanned 1,272 times and has walked on 1,043 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .403 on-base percentage. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .313 for his baseball career, with 1,187 runs scored and an OPS of .937.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,403 putouts this season, as well as 477 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 4th in the league and have accumulated 57 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 39 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.0%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have allowed 27 home runs and 217 runs (9th in KBO). Kia has yielded 421 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 192 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 3.70 for the year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 377 batters.

Kiwoom has compiled 27 long balls on the campaign to go along with 238 RBIs. They hit 99 doubles, while getting a free base 210 times and putting up 248 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned an on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .254 so far this year. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .353 and they are recording 4.13 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 464 instances (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 534 hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a free base 246 times while fanning on 519 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .354 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .738. In the 2,599 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .294 in addition to having 763 base knocks. He has amassed 438 runs and notched 278 runs batted in. He has homered 22 times, in addition to having 999 total bases and a .384 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 587 assists, 47 errors and have amassed 1,607 putouts on the season. Out of their 61 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 44 times and been caught 17 times (27.9% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.293 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 533. The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 240 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.55 (211 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.68 (426 strikeouts against 159 walks). They have yielded 26 dingers and they allow 4.03 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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