Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (20-28, 7th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (19-28, 9th in KBO) on Friday, May 24, 2024.

The Heroes have accrued 69 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .393 and have struck out 343 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.7 runs/g, which is 9th in baseball. They have amassed 213 runs batted in and 439 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .269. They have earned a total of 222 runs while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while driving in 119 runs. For his career, he came to bat 1,096 times and has delivered with a hit 213 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .229 in his time in baseball, with 117 runs scored and an OPS of .671. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .347 in addition to earning 323 bases. He has struck out 282 times and has gotten a free base on 114 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .324 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 1,252 putouts so far this season, in addition to 435 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which puts them in 7th in KBO and they have turned 42 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 35 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.5%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have allowed 37 home runs and also 254 total runs (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has allowed 469 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 233 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.03 for the season (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 298 batters.

The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .407 and they tally 5.43 runs per game (4th in baseball). The have tallied 74 doubles, while getting a free base 194 times and scoring 266 runs. KT has tallied 47 home runs for the season as well as 244 runs batted in. They have struck out on 387 instances (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 487 base knocks. The KT Wiz have earned a team OBP of .354 as well as a team batting average of .279 over the course of the season.

Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has recorded a free base 746 times while fanning on 1,592 chances. His OBP is .353 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .809. During the 6,589 official at-bats in his professional career, Rojas has a batting average of .276 in addition to 1,818 base knocks. He has accrued 963 runs and also has 973 runs batted in. He has gone deep 240 times, with 3,005 total bases and also a .456 slugging percentage.

Of their 69 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 13 times (18.8% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have accrued 432 assists, 34 errors and have notched a total of 1,300 putouts so far this season.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.568 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.21 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 507. The KT pitching staff have conceded 299 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.86 (282 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.22 (381 strikeouts vs 172 bases on balls). They have allowed 55 long balls and they concede 6.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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