Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (14-14, 7th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (13-12, 5th in KBO) on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have earned a total of 107 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335. The Tigers have tallied 29 doubles as a unit and have hit 12 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 94 RBI's and 218 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .258. Kia has a slugging rate of .340 and have been rung up 198 times, while being walked on 93 occasions.

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Chang Jin Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Lee has drilled 16 balls out of the park while driving in 144 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 1,366 times and has notched a base hit 315 times. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .270 for his career in baseball, with 178 runs scored and an OPS of .723. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .366 in addition to earning 428 bases. He has struck out 244 times and has walked on 156 occasions, which has contributed to a .357 on-base %.

The Tigers have swiped 20 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.6%. The Kia Tigers have notched a total of 670 putouts on the campaign, as well as 225 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 26 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.55 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Tigers pitchers have allowed 14 long balls and also 99 total runs (9th in baseball). Kia has allowed 205 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 94 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 on the season (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 184 batters.

NC has accounted for 17 home runs this season in addition to 103 RBIs. They have recorded 32 doubles, while getting a free base 94 times as well as putting up 114 runs. The NC Dinos have accounted for an on-base percentage of .336 and a team batting average of .254 on the year. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .354 and they are scoring 4.07 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have struck out on 244 instances (1st in the league) and have notched a total of 236 hits.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has recorded a walk 865 times while going down on strikes on 1,164 tries. His on-base percentage is .395 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .853. In the 7,059 at-bats in his pro career, Son has an average at the plate of .320 in addition to 2,262 base hits. He has compiled 1,230 runs in addition to having earned 933 runs batted in. He has gone yard 169 times, as well as 3,232 bases in total and a .458 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 248 assists, 32 errors and have earned a total of 741 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 31 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 19 times and been caught 12 times (38.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 205. The NC pitching staff have allowed 105 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.28 (90 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.37 (239 strikeouts against 101 walks). They have relinquished 14 homers and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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