NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: 0

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (36-39, 6th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (36-34, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

NC is slugging .382 and have struck out 526 times, while getting the free base on 262 occasions. They have compiled 311 runs batted in and 648 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .266. The Dinos have earned 110 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 45 balls out of the park. They have earned 334 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For his career, Son has hit 170 baseballs over the fence while driving in 962 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,214 times and has delivered a base knock 2,317 times. Son has accumulated a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,259 scored runs and an OPS of .853. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .458 and he has a total of 3,306 bases. He has struck out 1,185 times and has gotten a free base on 881 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .395 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have accounted for 1,904 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 645 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them sitting 10th in the league and they have turned 67 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 49 bases and have been gunned down 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 32.9%.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.65 on the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 579 hitters. NC has relinquished 556 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 257 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have allowed 49 long balls and 292 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .257 on the season. They have struck out on 583 occasions (2nd in the league) and have 691 base hits. Kiwoom has 34 home runs on the year to go along with 306 RBIs. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .355 and they score 4.14 runs per game (7th in the league). They have recorded 129 two-baggers, while taking a walk 275 times as well as putting up 319 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 3,438 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has a batting average of .339 in addition to 1,166 hits. He has hit the long ball 65 times, with 1,689 total bases and a .491 slugging percentage. Lee has tallied a walk 375 times while going down on strikes on 303 attempts. He has tallied 577 runs in addition to having earned 512 RBIs. His OBP is .406 and he holds a career OPS of .897.

Of their 76 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 20 times (26.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 72 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 767 assists, 55 errors and have amassed 2,081 putouts for the year.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.311 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a team for the season. They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 686. The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 311 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.60 (277 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.40 (535 strikeouts against 223 walks). They have given up 36 homers and they relinquish 4.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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