NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-18, 8th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (16-14, 4th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

The Dinos have hit 36 doubles as a squad and have hit 20 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 259 times, while drawing a walk on 105 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have amassed 124 RBI's in addition to 269 hits so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .265. They have 138 runs scored and hold an OBP of .347.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Son has hit 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 936 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,043 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,267 times. Son has an average at the plate of .321 for his time in baseball, with 1,234 scored runs and an OPS of .853. His slugging percentage is .458 and he has racked up 3,238 bases. He has struck out 1,165 times and earned a walk on 865 occasions, which has contributed to a .395 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have 795 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 266 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .969 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have 26 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 19 bases and have been caught 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 38.7%.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 3.33 for the year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 261 batters. Dinos pitchers have given up 17 home runs and 116 total runs (9th in baseball). NC has surrendered 218 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 98 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .246 on the campaign. They have struck out on 244 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 277 hits. Kiwoom has accumulated 13 home runs for the season and 121 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .341 and they have an average of 4.00 runs per game (8th in the league). The have tallied 50 doubles, while taking a walk 107 times as well as recording 128 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a free base 351 times while being called out on strikes on 294 chances. His on-base % is .404 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .893. During the 3,267 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has hit .338 in addition to 1,104 hits. He has accounted for 546 runs in addition to having 488 runs batted in. He has gone deep 62 times, as well as 1,599 total bases and a .489 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 316 assists, 26 errors and have amassed 860 putouts for the season. In their 38 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 27 times and been caught 11 times (28.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 128 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (113 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 13 homers and they give up 4.02 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.331 with a FIP of 4.02 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.49 (227 strikeouts against 91 walks). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 290.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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