Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (42-62, 10th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (45-46, 6th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have 434 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Heroes have tallied 163 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They have tallied 414 runs batted in and 945 hits for the season, and their batting average is .253. Kiwoom is slugging .343 and have struck out 811 times, while getting the free base on 368 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 65 balls out of the park while driving in 515 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .491 in addition to racking up 1,706 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,946 times and has notched a base hit 1,181 times. He has been struck out 304 times and has been walked on 383 occasions, contributing to a .407 OBP. Lee has earned a batting average of .340 in his time in baseball, with 581 scored runs and an OPS of .898.

The Heroes have stolen 91 bases and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 26.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,881 putouts this season, as well as 1,066 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 4th in the league and have a total of 93 double plays.

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 long balls and 503 total runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 992 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 454 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team ERA of 4.26 over the course of the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 738 batters.

Kia has a total of 62 long balls for the season as well as 412 RBIs. They have 142 two-baggers, while getting a free base 333 times as well as putting up 443 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled an OBP of .338 and a team batting average of .265 on the season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .376 and they are scoring 4.76 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 647 occasions (8th in KBO) and have tallied 845 base knocks.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 445 times while fanning on 1,246 plate appearances. He has tallied 868 runs and also has 745 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .333 and he has a career OPS of .766. He has gone yard 129 times, with 2,506 total bases and also a .433 slugging %. For the 5,789 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has recorded a batting average of .282 with 1,632 base hits.

In their 83 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 62 times and been caught 21 times (25.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have twisted 89 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 825 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 2,470 putouts this year.

The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 402 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.87 (354 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 51 homers and they yield 4.39 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.430 with a FIP of 4.39 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.74 (667 strikeouts vs 384 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 793.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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