Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-130) Kiwoom (+110)

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (26-22, 4th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, May 28, 2026, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (20-29, 10th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at -130 while the Heroes are coming in at +110. The O/U has been set at 8.

Kia owns a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 369 times, while getting the free base on 197 occasions. They have tallied 246 runs batted in as well as 443 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .267. The Tigers have tallied 87 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 59 balls out of the park. They have a total of 259 runs and hold an OBP of .348. As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in KBO.

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Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 45 balls out of the park while knocking in 686 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 6,703 times and has delivered with a hit 1,779 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .305 for his career, with 792 scored runs and an OPS of .760. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .383 and he has accumulated 2,231 bases. He has gone down on strikes 582 times and has gotten a free base on 645 at-bats, contributing to a .377 OBP.

The Tigers have swiped 40 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 21.6%. The Kia Tigers have a tally of 1,305 putouts so far this season, as well as 451 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 4th in KBO and they have turned 41 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.20 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 358 hitters. Tigers pitchers have yielded 46 home runs in addition to 222 total runs (8th in KBO). Kia has given up 409 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 203 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .232 this year. They have struck out on 425 occasions (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 390 base hits. Kiwoom has compiled 28 home runs this year to go along with 160 RBIs. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .327 and they score 3.50 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have recorded 71 doubles, while taking a walk 156 times and scoring 175 runs.

Chi Hong An is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Ahn has drawn a free base 642 times while fanning on 987 occasions. His on-base rate is .361 and he also has a career OPS of .791. During the 6,509 at-bats in his professional career, Ahn has an average at the plate of .294 in addition to 1,912 base knocks. He has tallied 925 runs and also has 947 runs batted in. He has gone deep 159 times, in addition to having 2,797 total bases and a .430 slugging %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 45 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 452 assists, 41 errors and have notched a total of 1,321 putouts so far this year. Of their 42 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 33 times and been caught 9 times (21.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 259 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.93 (241 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 40 home runs and they relinquish 5.29 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.547 with a FIP of 5.29 as a team so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (363 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 490.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+110)

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