Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 10/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (74-58, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (64-65, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have accounted for 666 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .345. The Tigers have hit 203 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 98 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 617 RBI's in addition to 1,251 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .276. Kia has a slugging percentage of .395 and have struck out 881 times, while drawing a walk on 455 occasions.
Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has an average at the plate of .253 for his career in baseball, in addition to 350 runs scored and an OPS of .627. He has gone down on strikes 422 times and has taken a walk on 225 occasions, contributing to a .313 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 13 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 249 runs. His slugging percentage is .314 and he has a total of 798 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,835 times and has delivered a base knock 641 times.
The Tigers have stolen 94 bags and have been gunned down 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.2%. The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 3,465 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,222 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 5th in the league and have earned 123 double plays.
The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.31 so far this year (6th in the league), and they have rung up 892 batters. Kia has conceded 1,144 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 553 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44. Tigers pitchers have allowed 88 home runs and 618 runs in total (5th in baseball).
The Wiz hold a slugging % of .369 and they average 4.62 runs per game (4th in KBO). They hit 223 two-baggers, while taking a walk 479 times and scoring 624 runs. KT has a total of 81 long balls this season to go along with 575 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,019 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,231 base hits. The KT Wiz hold an on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a batting average of .263 over the course of the season.
Sang-soo Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Kim has drawn a walk 534 times while striking out on 826 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .342 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .701. Over the course of the 5,499 at-bats in his career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .271 in addition to having 1,489 base hits. He has scored 804 runs in addition to having earned 599 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 56 times, as well as 1,967 total bases and also a .358 slugging %.
Out of their 125 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 105 times and been caught 20 times (16.0% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have twisted 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 1,262 assists, 96 errors and have earned 3,618 putouts so far this season.
The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,255. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 581 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (532 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 (911 strikeouts vs 377 free passes). They have surrendered 79 HR's and they give up 4.34 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT
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