KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (9-11, 6th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (7-9, 7th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have earned 93 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. The Wiz have compiled 35 doubles as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 87 RBI's and 174 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .267. KT is slugging .372 and have struck out 137 times, while drawing a walk on 58 occasions.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has earned a batting average of .278 for his career, with 208 scored runs and an OPS of .675. He has struck out 238 times and has taken a walk on 136 occasions, which has contributed to a .345 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 6 baseballs over the fence while driving in 121 runs. His career slugging percentage is .330 in addition to racking up 489 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 1,688 times and has come through with a base knock 412 times.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 492 putouts this season, in addition to 165 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and they have turned 19 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 18 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 5.3%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 4.01 on the campaign (6th in KBO), and they have struck out 127 batters. Wiz pitchers have given up 10 long balls and 79 total runs (8th in KBO). KT has yielded 174 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 73 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.27 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .336 and they score 3.75 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have recorded 32 two-baggers, while walking 71 times and putting up 75 runs. Kiwoom has recorded 8 HRs on the season as well as 70 RBIs. They have struck out on 159 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 167 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team OBP of .319 and a batting average of .241 on the campaign.

Addison Russell is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Russell has drawn a free base 186 times while striking out on 532 attempts. He has accrued 256 runs in addition to having 253 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .312 and he holds a career OPS of .704. He has gone yard 60 times, as well as 778 total bases and also a .392 slugging %. For the 1,987 at-bats in his baseball career, Russell has hit .242 and has racked up 480 base knocks.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 184 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 534 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 32 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 23 times and been caught 9 times (28.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff this year. They have a ranking of 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 178. The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 82 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.79 (75 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 (152 strikeouts against 55 walks). They have surrendered 8 home runs and they relinquish 4.15 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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