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

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (13-21, 9th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (15-17, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have tallied 167 runs scored and hold an OBP of .341. The Heroes have tallied 51 doubles as a squad and have hit 33 balls out of the park. They have accrued 162 RBI's as well as 296 hits for the year, and their batting average is .268. Kiwoom is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 242 times, while being walked on 112 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has drilled 33 baseballs out of the park while driving in 334 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .399 and he has a total of 1,210 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 3,372 times and has come through with a base hit 911 times. He has gone down on strikes 572 times and earned a walk on 287 occasions, which contributes in part to a .361 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .300 for his time in baseball, in addition to 523 scored runs and an OPS of .760.

The Heroes have stolen 22 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 851 putouts for the season, as well as 294 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which is 4th in KBO and have accumulated 29 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.34 on the campaign (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 202 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 321 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 168 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 26 home runs and also 183 total runs (3rd in the league).

The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .418 and they earn 5.63 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). The have tallied 49 doubles, while walking 126 times as well as notching 197 runs. KT has accounted for 37 HRs on the campaign to go along with 185 runs batted in. They have struck out on 269 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have tallied 355 hits. The KT Wiz have accounted for a team OBP of .351 and a batting average of .284 so far this season.

Seong Ho Cheon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Cheon has earned a free base 19 times while striking out on 51 tries. He has recorded 54 runs and has 20 RBIs. His OBP is .351 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .723. He has gone deep 1 times, in addition to having 97 total bases and also a .372 slugging %. Over the course of the 261 at-bats in his baseball career, Cheon has accumulated a batting average of .295 and has racked up 77 hits.

In their 49 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 43 times and been caught 6 times (12.2% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 23 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 311 assists, 22 errors and have amassed 919 putouts during this campaign.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.637 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.55 as a squad for the year. They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 379. The KT pitching staff have given up 223 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 6.29 (214 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 (273 strikeouts against 122 walks). They have conceded 39 long balls and they allow 6.55 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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