KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (28-33, 8th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (29-34, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, June 25, 2023.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have accumulated 298 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. The Wiz have accrued 102 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have recorded 275 RBI's and 596 hits so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .261. KT has a slugging % of .358 and have been called out on strikes 509 times, while drawing a walk on 239 occasions.

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Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has slapped 55 balls over the fence while driving in 574 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 6,062 times and got on base with a base hit 1,439 times. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, in addition to 782 scored runs and an OPS of .705. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .361 and he has totaled 1,907 bases. He has struck out 791 times and earned a walk on 511 occasions, which has contributed to a .344 OBP.

The KT Wiz have earned a total of 1,752 putouts this year, as well as 606 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and they have twisted 52 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 47 bases and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 13.0%.

The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 4.47 so far this year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 447 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 46 long balls in addition to 319 total runs (2nd in baseball). KT has yielded 638 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 290 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

Kia has recorded 39 long balls so far this year and 252 runs batted in. They have recorded 83 doubles, while walking 223 times and scoring 272 runs. The Kia Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .360 and they score 4.39 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 464 occasions (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 548 hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has drawn a walk 202 times while going down on strikes on 397 attempts. He has compiled 307 runs and has 219 runs batted in. His OBP is .306 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .610. He has gone deep 11 times, with 704 total bases and also a .304 slugging percentage. In the 2,315 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .246 and has racked up 569 base hits.

Out of their 59 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 47 times and been caught 12 times (20.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 549 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 1,643 putouts for the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.425 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.66 (451 strikeouts vs 272 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 508. They have given up 32 home runs and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 264 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (235 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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