Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-128) Kiwoom (+106)
Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-71, 10th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (59-48, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, August 22, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at -128 while the Heroes are priced at +106. The over/under opens at 9.
As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have earned a total of 587 runs scored while having a team OBP of .345. The Tigers have recorded 188 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 139 balls out of the park. They have amassed 563 RBI's and 1,019 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .271. Kia is slugging .439 and have struck out 865 times, while getting the free base on 388 occasions.
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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 92 balls out of the park while knocking in 295 runs. His career slugging percentage is .560 and he has racked up 908 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,862 times and has reached base with a hit 501 times. He has struck out 339 times and has walked on 199 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .386 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .309 for his time in baseball, with 365 scored runs and an OPS of .946.
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The Tigers have swiped 91 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 16.5%. The Kia Tigers are sitting with 2,897 putouts this year, as well as 1,008 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 6th in the league and they have turned 93 double plays.
The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.40 for the year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 770 batters. Kia has yielded 960 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 472 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have conceded 108 home runs and also 523 runs in total (7th in KBO).
Kiwoom is sitting with 83 HRs this season and 421 runs batted in. They hit 156 doubles, while taking a walk 379 times and putting up 448 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .246 so far this season. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .356 and they earn 3.96 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 967 occasions (1st in KBO) and have earned 941 hits.
Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 916 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .258 with 236 hits. He has gone yard 20 times, with 354 total bases and also a .386 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 61 times while fanning on 279 tries. He has a total of 82 runs and notched 110 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .302 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .688.
The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in the league). In their 99 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 68 times and been caught 31 times (31.3% caught stealing percentage). The Heroes have racked up 994 assists, 80 errors and have earned a total of 2,980 putouts so far this season.
The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 628 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.19 (573 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 106 dingers and they concede 5.69 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.552 with a FIP of 5.69 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.89 (821 strikeouts against 435 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,106.
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (-128)
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