Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (26-34, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (25-29, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have notched a total of 226 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Tigers have earned 75 doubles as a team and have knocked 29 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 210 RBI's and 487 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .264. Kia is slugging .359 and have been called out on strikes 413 times, while getting the free base on 185 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has a batting average of .246 in his time in baseball, with 304 runs scored and an OPS of .610. He has struck out 392 times and has gotten a free base on 199 at-bats, contributing to a .306 on-base percentage. In his career, Park has hit 11 balls out of the park while driving in 217 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .304 and he has a total of 695 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,549 times and also came through with a base hit 562 times.

The Tigers have swiped 39 bags and have been caught 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.0%. The Kia Tigers have notched a total of 1,427 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 485 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 58 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 27 home runs in addition to 218 total runs (9th in the league). Kia has relinquished 428 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 192 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.64 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 387 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .351 and they are scoring 4.08 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have 99 two-baggers, while taking a walk 211 times and scoring 249 runs. Kiwoom has hit 27 HRs on the campaign to go along with 239 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 474 instances (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 541 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .254 for the season.

Addison Russell is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 4,383 at-bats in his baseball career, Russell has earned a batting average of .270 with 1,183 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 151 times, with 1,949 total bases and also a .445 slugging percentage. Russell has tallied a walk 462 times while fanning on 1,028 occasions. He has compiled 665 runs and notched 668 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .345 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .790.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 603 assists, 48 errors and have accounted for 1,634 putouts on the campaign. Of their 61 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 44 times and been caught 17 times (27.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 240 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.49 (211 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 26 homers and they allow 3.97 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.288 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.97 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 (432 strikeouts vs 163 walks). They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 538.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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