Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (29-35, 8th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (34-37, 6th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, June 29, 2023.

The Heroes have accounted for 119 doubles as a unit and have smacked 32 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .352 and have struck out 560 times, while taking a walk on 255 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have accumulated 286 runs batted in in addition to 649 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is at .255. They have accounted for 298 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .330.

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Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 13 baseballs out of the park while driving in 66 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 732 times and has delivered a base hit 137 times. Kim has recorded a batting average of .222 in his time in baseball, in addition to 71 runs scored and an OPS of .655. His slugging percentage is .332 in addition to having tallied 205 bases. He has struck out 197 times and earned a walk on 79 at-bats, which has contributed to a .323 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 1,967 putouts this season, as well as 729 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 6th in KBO and have 70 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 54 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 33 home runs and also 287 runs in total (8th in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 648 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 253 earned runs. The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.48 this year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 503 hitters.

Kia has hit 41 HRs for the year and 259 RBIs. They have 86 doubles, while getting a free base 231 times as well as recording 280 runs. The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .256 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .358 and they score 4.31 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 478 instances (6th in the league) and have tallied 563 base hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a free base 202 times while striking out on 399 attempts. He is sitting with 307 runs in addition to having 220 RBIs. His OBP sits at .305 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .608. He has hit the long ball 11 times, as well as 704 total bases and also a .303 slugging percentage. During the 2,323 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .245 with 569 hits.

Of their 59 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 47 times and been caught 12 times (20.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Tigers have recorded 578 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 1,717 putouts so far this season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.460 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.63 (473 strikeouts vs 291 walks). They have a ranking of 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 544. They have conceded 35 home runs and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 283 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (253 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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