Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (29-34, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (33-37, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .350 and have struck out 552 times, while taking a walk on 248 occasions. They have earned 278 RBI's as well as 642 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .255. The Heroes have compiled 118 doubles as a team and have knocked 31 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 290 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball.

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Jung Hoo Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Lee has drilled 65 baseballs out of the park while driving in 509 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .491 and he has totaled 1,679 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,876 times and has delivered with a hit 1,158 times. He has fanned 301 times and has been walked on 373 at-bats, contributing to a .406 OBP. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .339 for his baseball career, with 572 scored runs and an OPS of .897.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 1,949 putouts on the year, in addition to 720 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 6th in KBO and have a total of 70 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 53 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.4%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 33 home runs and 286 runs (7th in the league). Kiwoom has given up 645 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 252 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team ERA of 3.49 on the year (1st in the league), and they have rung up 502 batters.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .360 and they have an average of 4.36 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have notched 86 doubles, while taking a walk 229 times and scoring 279 runs. Kia has accumulated 41 home runs so far this season and 258 RBIs. They have struck out on 477 instances (5th in baseball) and have tallied 560 base hits. The Kia Tigers have compiled an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .258 this season.

Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In the 5,685 at-bats in his pro career, Brito is sitting with a batting avereage of .282 with 1,603 base knocks. He has gone yard 126 times, as well as 2,457 total bases and a .432 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a free base 436 times while fanning on 1,230 plate appearances. He has tallied 849 runs in addition to having 729 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .333 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .765.

Out of their 59 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 47 times and been caught 12 times (20.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Tigers have racked up 570 assists, 43 errors and have 1,697 putouts for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.453 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 537. The Kia pitching staff have given up 275 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.90 (245 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.64 (465 strikeouts against 284 walks). They have surrendered 34 long balls and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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