Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (45-46, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (42-62, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have racked up 434 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. The Heroes have hit 163 doubles as a team and have hit 44 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 414 RBI's as well as 945 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is at .253. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .343 and have been called out on strikes 811 times, while getting the free base on 368 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 66 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 286 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .424 and he has totaled 943 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,553 times and has delivered with a hit 608 times. He has fanned 460 times and has gotten a free base on 227 occasions, contributing to a .355 on-base %. Kim has a batting average of .274 for his baseball career, with 318 runs scored and an OPS of .779.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,881 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,066 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which ranks 4th in the league and they have twisted 93 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 91 bags and have been thrown out 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 26.0%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Heroes pitchers have given up 60 home runs in addition to 503 runs in total (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has given up 992 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 454 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.26 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 738 hitters.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .376 and they are scoring 4.76 runs per game (2nd in the league). The have tallied 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 333 times and putting up 443 runs. Kia has tallied 62 home runs so far this year to go along with 412 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 647 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 845 hits. The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .338 and a team batting average of .265 this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Choi has earned a walk 212 times while being called out on strikes on 408 plate appearances. He has compiled 323 runs in addition to having 229 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .308 and he has a career OPS of .617. He has hit a home run 12 times, in addition to having 742 total bases and a .309 slugging percentage. For the 2,404 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .248 in addition to 596 base hits.

Out of their 83 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 62 times and been caught 21 times (25.3% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 825 assists, 65 errors and have a tally of 2,470 putouts this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.430 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.74 (667 strikeouts against 384 walks). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 793. They have allowed 51 dingers and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 402 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (354 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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