The Tigers are staying at Gocheok Sky Dome for the game here. The Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/25/24 game is set to take place at 5:30 AM EST. For those that are in South Korea the game will be broadcast on SBS Sports.
Kia Tigers Preview
The Tigers are heading into the game here after getting a nice win over the Heroes. The win for the Tigers came by a score of 6-4. The win allowed the Kia team to move to first place in the KBO and are now sitting on a record of 19-7 on the year.
Yang Heyon-jong is the starter going to the mound for his 6th start of the year. Yang has posted a 1-1 record with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Yang has thrown a total of 28 2/3 innings giving up 12 runs, 27 hits and 3 homers. Yang has struck out 21 batters and walked a total of 10 batters. The Tigers have posted a team ERA of 3.52 on the year with a total of 226 hits and 21 homers given up. The opponents are hitting only at a clip of .251 with a WHIP of 1.43 on the year.
The Kia Tigers is coming in with a .287 average on the year with a total of 151 runs scored. Kia has ended up getting a total of 259 hits with 53 doubles, 4 triples, and 28 homers on the season. The Tigers have ended up getting 36 steals on the year and have had 10 runners caught stealing.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
The Heroes are coming to the game here after getting a loss against the Tigers. However, the loss dropped the Kiwoom team to a 5th place standing in the KBO records. The Heroes are now sitting on a 13-12 record on the year overall.
Lee Jong-min is the starter going to the mound for the first time this year. Lee last year threw in 11 games with 2 starts. Lee posted an 0-1 record with a 7.24 ERA and a 2.05 WHIP. He only managed to get 13 2/3 innings pitched with 13 runs, 22 hits and no homers allowed. Still he struck out 10 batters and walked only 6. The Heroes have posted a 4.75 ERA as a team, but has given up 233 hits with 23 homers given up. The opponents have hit at a clip of .268 with a 1.45 WHIP on the year.
The hitting for the Heroes is sitting at a clip of .276 with 139 runs scored. The Heroes have ended up getting a total of 240 hits with 400 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 4/25/24 Pick: Kia Tigers
The lack of pitching on the year for Lee will help him out to a point but with 11 games and a couple of starts in 2023 and only 13 innings pitched it will be hard to see him going deep in the game. Granted, Kiwoom does have a good bullpen, but it will be outmatched in this game here. Look for the Tigers to get the win in this game here based off of the better starter and offensive combination when facing a reliever that is making his first appearance on the year here.
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