Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (17-7, 1st in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (13-10, 3rd in KBO).

As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.8 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in the league. They are sitting with 140 runs and hold an OBP of .373. The Tigers have compiled 51 doubles as a team and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have 133 runs batted in as well as 241 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .291. Kia has a slugging % of .458 and have struck out 140 times, while being walked on 102 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 376 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,560 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .531 in addition to having tallied 4,004 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 8,836 times and has come through with a hit 2,345 times. He has struck out 1,334 times and earned a walk on 1,090 occasions, contributing to a .401 OBP. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .311 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,238 scored runs and an OPS of .932.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 641 putouts this year, in addition to 236 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .966 which puts them in 10th in KBO and have earned 19 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 20 bags and have been gunned down 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.7%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.59 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 205 hitters. Kia has surrendered 207 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 85 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have allowed 20 long balls and 112 runs in total (8th in KBO).

Kiwoom has knocked in 26 HRs for the year to go along with 128 RBIs. They have 38 two-baggers, while walking 80 times as well as scoring 133 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold an OBP of .350 in addition to a batting average of .277 over the course of the season. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .435 and they are recording 5.78 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 166 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 221 base knocks.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has earned a free base 286 times while fanning on 569 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .761. For the 3,006 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .301 in addition to 905 base hits. He has compiled 519 runs in addition to having 329 RBIs. He has hit a home run 31 times, with 1,198 total bases and also a .399 slugging percentage.

Of their 23 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 6 times (26.1% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 214 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 608 putouts on the season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 5.24 as a unit on the year. They come in at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 215. The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 118 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.72 (106 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 (147 strikeouts vs 81 free passes). They have given up 22 long balls and they allow 5.24 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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