Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (27-24, 5th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (31-20, 1st in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.6 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They have a total of 291 runs scored and have an OBP of .362. The Tigers have earned 90 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 57 balls out of the park. They have 276 runs batted in and 531 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .289. Kia has a slugging percentage of .438 and have struck out 335 times, while drawing a walk on 195 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has earned a batting average of .281 for his career, in addition to 928 runs scored and an OPS of .765. He has fanned 1,307 times and has gotten a free base on 470 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .331 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Brito has hit 145 baseballs out of the park while driving in 813 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .433 and he has a total of 2,681 bases. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 6,759 times and has notched a hit 1,738 times.

The Tigers have swiped 47 bases and have been caught 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.3%. The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,400 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 523 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .972 which ranks 10th in the league and have a total of 48 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.90 this season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 388 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 45 long balls and also 250 total runs (9th in baseball). Kia has allowed 473 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 202 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46.

NC has a total of 49 home runs for the season to go along with 274 RBIs. The have tallied 85 doubles, while walking 216 times and notching 282 runs. The NC Dinos have accounted for a team OBP of .366 in addition to a batting average of .273 on the year. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .408 and they have an average of 5.42 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 437 instances (1st in KBO) and have recorded 492 base knocks.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a free base 918 times while fanning on 1,255 chances. He has scored 1,345 runs in addition to having 1,020 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .394 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .849. He has gone deep 177 times, with 3,515 total bases and a .455 slugging percentage. For the 7,724 at-bats in his career, Son has an average at the plate of .321 with 2,481 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 477 assists, 35 errors and are sitting with 1,393 putouts on the campaign. In their 50 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 33 times and been caught 17 times (34.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.364 in addition to having a FIP of 4.63 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 459. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 239 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (211 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 (387 strikeouts vs 174 walks). They have conceded 40 HR's and they yield 4.63 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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