KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (11-6, 3rd in KBO) play the KT Wiz (5-15, 9th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

The Wiz have accrued 25 doubles as a team and have hit 22 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 168 times, while taking a walk on 80 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are notching 5.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have accrued 100 runs batted in in addition to 199 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .275. They have earned 106 runs while holding a team OBP of .351.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has hit .312 for his career, in addition to 421 scored runs and an OPS of .891. He has struck out 510 times and has taken a walk on 340 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .392 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 101 balls out of the park while knocking in 427 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .499 and he has totaled 1,268 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 2,918 times and has come through with a base knock 792 times.

The Wiz have stolen 35 bags and have been caught 4 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 10.3%. The KT Wiz have earned 532 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 173 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 4th in the league and have accumulated 14 double plays.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 7.47 for the season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 146 hitters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 20 home runs in addition to 150 runs (1st in the league). KT has relinquished 250 hits (12.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 147 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.86.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .354 and a team batting average of .289 for the year. They have struck out on 126 instances (9th in the league) and have accounted for 172 base knocks. Kiwoom has 23 home runs on the year to go along with 102 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .456 and they score 6.24 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have hit 25 doubles, while getting a free base 53 times and recording 106 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has drawn a free base 476 times while fanning on 975 attempts. His on-base rate is .360 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .802. For the 3,989 at-bats in his career, Dawson has an average at the plate of .271 in addition to 1,080 base hits. He has accounted for 677 runs and notched 566 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 132 times, in addition to having 1,764 total bases and a .442 slugging percentage.

Out of their 18 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 13 times and been caught 5 times (27.8% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have 167 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 450 putouts over the course of the season.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.407 in addition to having a FIP of 4.86 as a unit this season. They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 142. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 81 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.44 (74 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.59 (110 strikeouts against 69 walks). They have relinquished 18 dingers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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