Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (12-21, 9th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (15-16, 6th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

The Heroes have hit 49 doubles as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 231 times, while taking a walk on 108 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 8th in KBO. They have amassed 157 runs batted in as well as 285 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .266. They have accumulated 162 runs while having a team OBP of .339.

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Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has earned a batting average of .272 for his baseball career, in addition to 685 scored runs and an OPS of .805. He has struck out 981 times and has gotten a free base on 482 occasions, contributing to a .361 on-base percentage. In his career, Dawson has hit 134 balls over the fence while knocking in 574 runs. His slugging percentage is .444 in addition to racking up 1,796 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 4,655 times and also came through with a base hit 1,100 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 827 putouts so far this season, as well as 283 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 28 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 22 bases and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.54. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 25 long balls and 177 runs in total (4th in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 312 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 162 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.30 for the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 199 batters.

The Wiz have a team slugging % of .419 and they have an average of 5.44 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have put up 45 doubles, while taking a walk 122 times as well as notching 185 runs. KT has accumulated 37 long balls on the season as well as 176 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 263 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have earned 345 hits. The KT Wiz have compiled a team OBP of .352 and a team batting average of .284 for the year.

Baek Ho Kang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In the 2,601 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has earned a batting average of .312 in addition to having 812 base knocks. He has gone deep 105 times, with 1,303 total bases and a .501 slugging percentage. Kang has earned a free base 345 times while going down on strikes on 521 tries. He has accumulated 431 runs in addition to having 440 runs batted in. His OBP is .392 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .893.

Out of their 48 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 42 times and been caught 6 times (12.5% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 309 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 892 putouts for the season.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.639 in addition to having a FIP of 6.60 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.18 (259 strikeouts vs 119 walks). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 368. They have allowed 37 homers and they relinquish 6.60 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have allowed 218 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 6.33 (209 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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