Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (12-25, 10th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (18-24, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

The Heroes have recorded 71 two-baggers as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .347 and have struck out 312 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 9th in KBO. They have tallied 159 RBI's as well as 363 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .249. They have tallied 166 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .324.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has a batting average of .338 for his career in baseball, with 552 runs scored and an OPS of .893. He has gone down on strikes 295 times and earned a walk on 356 occasions, contributing to a .404 on-base %. For his career, Lee has hit 62 baseballs out of the park while driving in 490 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .489 and he has racked up 1,617 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 3,745 times and came through with a base hit 1,117 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 1,121 putouts this season, in addition to 422 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which ranks 6th in KBO and have accumulated 36 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.6%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.64 on the campaign (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 298 batters. Kiwoom has yielded 377 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32. Heroes pitchers have yielded 19 home runs and 170 runs (5th in KBO).

The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .360 and they average 4.49 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have put up 66 doubles, while getting a free base 142 times as well as scoring 175 runs. KT has 23 HRs on the campaign to go along with 163 RBIs. They have struck out on 313 instances (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 362 hits. The KT Wiz have recorded an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this season.

Baek Ho Kang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kang has drawn a free base 324 times while fanning on 463 attempts. He has accounted for 400 runs and has 389 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .396 and he has a lifetime OPS of .897. He has hit a home run 92 times, in addition to having 1,183 total bases and also a .501 slugging %. For the 2,362 at-bats in his career, Kang is sitting with a batting avereage of .314 and has racked up 742 base hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 33 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 370 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,047 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 40 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 37 times and been caught 3 times (7.5% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.527 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.39 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 (266 strikeouts vs 124 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 409. They have conceded 30 long balls and they relinquish 5.39 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The KT pitching staff have surrendered 209 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.98 (193 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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