Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (2-7, 10th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (5-2, 3rd in KBO) on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

Kia is slugging .425 and have been rung up 42 times, while being walked on 26 occasions. They have accrued 35 runs batted in as well as 73 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .296. The Tigers have accumulated 20 doubles as a squad and have smacked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 36 runs and hold an OBP of .372. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a batting average of .282 for his time in baseball, with 905 runs scored and an OPS of .766. He has fanned 1,273 times and has taken a walk on 461 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .333 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Brito has hit 136 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 784 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .433 and he has accumulated 2,603 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 6,564 times and came through with a base base hit 1,693 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned 183 putouts this season, in addition to 66 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .961 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and have accumulated 5 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 1 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 66.7%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 6 home runs and also 31 runs (9th in the league). Kia has allowed 48 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and 23 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.39 on the year (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 62 hitters.

KT has accounted for 10 home runs on the year to go along with 50 RBIs. They have recorded 10 doubles, while taking a walk 33 times as well as putting up 51 runs. The KT Wiz have an OBP of .357 and a batting average of .284 over the course of the season. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they score 5.67 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have struck out on 74 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned 94 base knocks.

Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Rojas has tallied a walk 710 times while fanning on 1,554 occasions. He has accounted for 931 runs in addition to having 946 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .351 and he holds a career OPS of .805. He has hit a home run 233 times, with 2,923 bases in total and also a .454 slugging percentage. For the 6,434 at-bats in his professional career, Rojas has earned a batting average of .275 in addition to 1,772 hits.

Out of their 9 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 8 times and been caught 1 time (11.1% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (6th in the league). The Wiz have 83 assists, 8 errors and have 239 putouts on the campaign.

The KT pitching staff have conceded 74 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 8.41 (74 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 11 long balls and they allow 8.36 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.894 with a FIP of 8.36 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 (72 strikeouts vs 34 walks). They sit at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 116.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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