Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (22-33, 8th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, June 10, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (20-30, 9th in KBO).
As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO. They have earned a total of 214 runs and have an OBP of .321. The Heroes have hit 88 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 204 RBI's and 481 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .247. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .343 and have struck out 434 times, while drawing a walk on 188 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 professional baseball career, Lee has hit 65 balls over the fence while knocking in 498 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,807 times and has reached base with a hit 1,138 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .339 for his career, with 561 scored runs and an OPS of .896. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .491 and he has accumulated 1,650 bases. He has fanned 298 times and has gotten a free base on 364 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .405 on-base percentage.
The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 1,497 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 541 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which ranks 6th in Korean baseball and have a total of 49 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 44 bases and have been gunned down 17 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.9%.
The Heroes have a team ERA of 3.63 on the campaign (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 396 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 501 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 201 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 24 home runs in addition to 230 total runs (6th in KBO).
The Wiz have a team SLG% of .350 and they score 4.31 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 83 doubles, while taking a walk 189 times and putting up 224 runs. KT has accounted for 28 HRs on the season as well as 207 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 416 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 464 base knocks. The KT Wiz have a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .255 on the season.
Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has drawn a free base 329 times while striking out on 472 chances. His on-base percentage is .396 and he also has a career OPS of .895. For the 2,399 at-bats in his career, Kang has hit .313 with 752 base knocks. He has compiled 402 runs and has 398 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 92 times, with 1,197 total bases and also a .499 slugging percentage.
Out of their 46 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 42 times and been caught 4 times (8.7% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 478 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 1,392 putouts so far this season.
The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.422 with a FIP of 4.91 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 510. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 253 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (230 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 (354 strikeouts vs 150 bases on balls). They have surrendered 38 homers and they allow 4.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT
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