KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (8-11, 7th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (7-8, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

The Wiz have earned 35 doubles as a unit and have hit 10 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 129 times, while drawing a walk on 56 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have amassed 87 RBI's and 173 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .278. They have racked up 93 runs scored and hold an OBP of .339.

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Anthony Alford is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his pro baseball career, Alford has slapped 8 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 20 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 240 times and has come through with a hit 46 times. Alford has accumulated a batting average of .209 for his baseball career, in addition to 25 runs scored and an OPS of .643. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .368 in addition to racking up 81 bases. He has fanned 91 times and has gotten a free base on 16 occasions, which contributes in part to a .275 on-base %.

The KT Wiz have 468 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 160 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 2nd in Korean baseball and have 19 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 5.6%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 10 long balls and also 78 runs in total (8th in baseball). KT has surrendered 167 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 72 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 4.15 for the season (7th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 116 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .242 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 148 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 160 base knocks. Kiwoom has hit 8 home runs on the season to go along with 69 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .341 and they have an average of 3.89 runs per game (8th in the league). They have notched 32 two-baggers, while taking a walk 68 times and putting up 74 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 225 times while being called out on strikes on 494 tries. His OBP sits at .351 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .733. For the 2,448 at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .292 with 716 base hits. He has tallied 413 runs and has 259 runs batted in. He has gone yard 19 times, in addition to having 935 total bases and also a .382 slugging percentage.

Out of their 31 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 22 times and been caught 9 times (29.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (5th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 171 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 507 putouts so far this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 82 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.99 (75 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 8 long balls and they give up 4.37 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.361 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 (144 strikeouts vs 53 free passes). They have a ranking of 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 177.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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