KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (32-20, 1st in KBO) play the KT Wiz (24-28, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

As a team, the KT Wiz are knocking in 5.6 runs per outing, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They have tallied 297 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .358. The Wiz have recorded 84 two-baggers as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have 274 RBI's in addition to 531 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .281. KT has a slugging percentage of .414 and have struck out 412 times, while being walked on 215 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Rojas has slapped 242 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 980 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 7,492 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,824 times. Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .276 for his career, with 968 scored runs and an OPS of .810. His slugging percentage is .457 and he has accumulated 3,018 bases. He has been struck out 1,593 times and has taken a walk on 748 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .353 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 1,411 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 469 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which is 3rd in the league and they have turned 41 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 61 bases and have been caught 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 17.6%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 5.59 so far this year (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 416 hitters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 55 home runs in addition to 310 runs in total (2nd in baseball). KT has surrendered 540 base knocks (10.3 per 9 innings) and 292 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Kia has compiled 59 HRs so far this season in addition to 287 runs batted in. They have hit 93 doubles, while walking 200 times and recording 302 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .364 as well as a batting average of .291 on the year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .443 and they have an average of 5.70 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 345 instances (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 547 base hits.

Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 6,196 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has hit .281 with 1,740 base knocks. He has hit a home run 146 times, with 2,686 bases in total and also a .434 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a walk 470 times while being called out on strikes on 1,308 attempts. He has tallied 930 runs in addition to having earned 816 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .332 and he has a career OPS of .766.

The Kia Tigers have turned 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 538 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 1,427 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 59 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 47 times and been caught 12 times (20.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 258 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (210 earned runs allowed). They have given up 49 homers and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.469 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.88 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.87 (396 strikeouts vs 212 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 486.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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