Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (20-28, 7th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (19-28, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

The Heroes have compiled 69 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 40 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been rung up 343 times, while taking a walk on 154 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have tallied 213 runs batted in as well as 439 hits on the season, and their batting average is .269. They have notched a total of 222 runs scored and have an OBP of .337.

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Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Dawson has hit 135 baseballs over the fence while driving in 580 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 4,727 times and has delivered with a hit 1,128 times. Dawson has an average at the plate of .274 for his career, with 693 scored runs and an OPS of .808. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .446 and he has accumulated 1,834 bases. He has struck out 989 times and has gotten a free base on 485 occasions, which has contributed to a .362 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 35 bases and have been caught 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,252 putouts for the season, in addition to 435 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have a total of 42 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have conceded 37 long balls in addition to 254 runs in total (4th in the league). Kiwoom has relinquished 469 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 233 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.03 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 298 batters.

KT has accounted for 47 home runs this year to go along with 244 runs batted in. The have tallied 74 two-baggers, while getting a free base 194 times as well as putting up 266 runs. The KT Wiz have recorded an OBP of .354 and a team batting average of .279 on the campaign. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they earn 5.43 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 387 occasions (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 487 base hits.

Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has recorded a free base 348 times while going down on strikes on 531 tries. His on-base percentage is .392 and he has a career OPS of .897. For the 2,664 at-bats in his baseball career, Kang has an average at the plate of .313 with 834 base hits. He has amassed 445 runs and notched 454 RBIs. He has homered 109 times, as well as 1,344 bases in total and a .505 slugging %.

Out of their 69 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 56 times and been caught 13 times (18.8% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have recorded 432 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,300 putouts this year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.568 in addition to having a FIP of 6.21 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.22 (381 strikeouts against 172 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 507. They have given up 55 dingers and they concede 6.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 299 runs this year while holding an ERA of 5.86 (282 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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