The Tigers are staying at Gocheok Sky Dome here to face the Kiwoom Heroes. The Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/24/24 game is set to take place at 5:30 AM EST. However, for those that are unable to make it to the game live and are still in South Korea, the game is being broadcast on SBS Sports.
Kia Tigers Preview
The Tigers are coming in after getting a nice win in extra innings in the last game. The best part is the win came in at 5-2 and was under the 9.5 that we picked yesterday as well. The Tigers are still sitting in first place in the KBO currently. However, the Tigers are coming in with a record of 18-7 on the year.
Yoon Young-cheol is the starter that heads to the mound in this game for the Tigers for his 5th start on the year. Yoon has posted a 2-0 record with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 20 2/3 innings while giving up only 11 runs, 18 hits and 2 homers. Yoon has struck out 17 batters and walked only 9 on the season. The Tigers have posted a team ERA of 3.50 on the year with a total of 219 hits and 21 homers given up. The opponents are hitting only at a clip of .252 with a WHIP of 1.43 on the year.
The Kia Tigers is coming in with a .289 average on the year with a total of 145 runs scored. Kia has ended up getting a total of 250 hits with 51 doubles, 3 triples, and 28 homers on the season. The Tigers have ended up getting 33 steals on the year and have had 10 runners caught stealing.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
Kiwoom has not really been that bad on the year, but have dropped all the way back to fifth place in the standings after the loss. The Heroes are now sitting on a record of 13-11 on the year overall and have managed to show some sparks of life.
Enmanuel De Jesus is the starter going to the mound for Kiwoom for the 6th time this year. So far this year he has posted a 3-2 record with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 27 1/3 innings and allowed 11 runs, 24 hits and 3 homers. When it comes to control Enmanuel has struck out 30 batters and walked 7 batters on the year. The Heroes have posted a 4.70 ERA as a team, but has given up 224 hits with 23 homers given up. The opponents have hit at a clip of .269 with a 1.45 WHIP on the year.
The hitting for the Heroes is sitting at a clip of .278 with 135 runs scored. The Heroes have ended up getting a total of 233 hits with 40 doubles, 5 triples, and 27 homers. Still, the Heroes base running is lacking with only 9 steals on the year, but only 2 runners have been thrown out.
Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/24/24 Pick:Under 9.5
We are going to stick with the under in this game here. Yes, both of these teams are good at hitting and can really smack the ball around if needed. However, we think that the under will hit again as the pitching is well matched up and the starters are doing good as well. That is going to make the difference here as the under hits again.
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