NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (36-39, 6th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (36-34, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

The Dinos have hit 110 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 45 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .382 and have been called out on strikes 526 times, while being walked on 262 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in KBO. They have accrued 311 RBI's and 648 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .266. They have 334 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .347.

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Kun Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For his career, Park has drilled 105 balls over the fence while driving in 580 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 4,284 times and has come through with a hit 1,230 times. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .324 in his time in baseball, with 672 scored runs and an OPS of .874. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .484 in addition to having tallied 1,836 bases. He has been struck out 566 times and has gotten a free base on 356 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .390 OBP.

The Dinos have swiped 49 bags and have been gunned down 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 32.9%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 1,904 putouts so far this season, as well as 645 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .973 which has them ranked 10th in the league and have a total of 67 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 49 home runs and 292 total runs (10th in KBO). NC has given up 556 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 257 earned runs. The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 3.65 so far this year (3rd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 579 batters.

The Heroes hold a slugging % of .355 and they score 4.14 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have put up 129 two-baggers, while getting a free base 275 times as well as racking up 319 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 34 home runs so far this season in addition to 306 RBIs. They have been rung up on 583 instances (2nd in the league) and have 691 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .332 and a batting average of .257 on the campaign.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In the 2,670 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .296 and has racked up 789 base hits. He has hit a home run 24 times, with 1,037 bases in total and also a .388 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 251 times while fanning on 531 chances. He has recorded 454 runs and also has 286 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .355 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .743.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 72 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 767 assists, 55 errors and have earned 2,081 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 76 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 56 times and been caught 20 times (26.3% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.311 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 686. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 311 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (277 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.40 (535 strikeouts against 223 free passes). They have conceded 36 dingers and they yield 4.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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