KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (7-8, 6th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (8-11, 7th in KBO).

KT is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 129 times, while getting the free base on 56 occasions. They have amassed 87 runs batted in and 173 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .278. The Wiz have hit 35 doubles as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 93 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .339. As a squad, the KT Wiz are recording 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Park has hit 12 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 24 runs. His slugging percentage is .409 in addition to racking up 88 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 244 times and got on base with a base hit 41 times. He has fanned 80 times and has taken a walk on 21 occasions, contributing to a .275 on-base percentage. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .191 for his career in baseball, with 28 runs scored and an OPS of .684.

The Wiz have swiped 17 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 5.6%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 468 putouts on the year, as well as 160 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 19 double plays.

The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 4.15 for the year (7th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 116 batters. KT has allowed 167 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 72 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have given up 10 home runs in addition to 78 runs (8th in baseball).

Kiwoom has 8 long balls on the campaign as well as 69 RBIs. They have recorded 32 doubles, while taking a walk 68 times and racking up 74 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .242 for the season. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .341 and they have an average of 3.89 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 148 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 160 hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,212 at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has accrued an average at the plate of .339 in addition to having 1,089 base hits. He has hit a home run 62 times, as well as 1,580 total bases and also a .492 slugging %. Lee has drawn a walk 346 times while going down on strikes on 289 plate appearances. He has accumulated 540 runs and has 481 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .406 and he also has a career OPS of .898.

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

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 82 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.99 (75 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 8 home runs and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.361 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 (144 strikeouts against 53 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 177.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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