KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (34-41, 8th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (38-43, 7th in KBO).

As a squad, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 4th in the league. They have earned a total of 347 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Wiz have accounted for 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 41 balls out of the park. They have earned 321 RBI's and 706 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .263. KT has a slugging percentage of .359 and have been rung up 606 times, while taking a walk on 278 occasions.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Park has hit 391 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,165 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,505 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,497 times. Park has a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, in addition to 978 scored runs and an OPS of .839. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .534 in addition to racking up 2,942 bases. He has struck out 1,651 times and has been walked on 778 at-bats, contributing to a .372 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,064 putouts so far this season, in addition to 724 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which puts them in 6th in KBO and have a total of 58 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 60 bags and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 10.4%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.49 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 519 hitters. KT has relinquished 743 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 343 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have given up 55 long balls and also 374 runs in total (2nd in the league).

Kiwoom has knocked in 35 long balls this year to go along with 323 runs batted in. They have hit 139 doubles, while taking a walk 292 times and racking up 337 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a team batting average of .256 this season. The Heroes have a SLG% of .351 and they average 4.06 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have struck out on 630 instances (1st in KBO) and have recorded 738 base hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has tallied a free base 377 times while being called out on strikes on 304 plate appearances. He has accounted for 580 runs in addition to having 514 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .406 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .897. He has gone yard 65 times, in addition to having 1,700 total bases and also a .491 slugging percentage. During the 3,460 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .340 in addition to 1,175 base hits.

Of their 83 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 62 times and been caught 21 times (25.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 76 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (4th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 822 assists, 56 errors and have 2,237 putouts on the season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.331 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (583 strikeouts against 245 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 747. They have allowed 39 dingers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 344 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.73 (309 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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