Wednesday will showcase a game between the KT Wiz taking on the Kia Tigers again. However, this game here will take place at 5:30 AM EST. The Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz 4/3/24 game is taking place at Suwon KT Wiz Park and will be aired on SPOTV2.
Kia Tigers Preview
The Tigers are heading to the game here after dropping the last game to the Wiz, which was a shocker. However, the final score in the game ended up sitting at 10-6. With the loss the Tigers dropped all the way to 3rd place in the KBO and are now sitting on a 5-2 record.
James Naile is coming in to start in his second game of the year. In his first game against Lotte Naile picked up a win and posted an impressive 1.50 ERA with a 0.83 WHIP. When it comes to the innings Naile picked up 6 innings and allowed 1 run, 5 hits, but one of those hits was a homer. James Naile did not give up any walks in the game, but did strike out 9 batters. As a team the Tigers have posted a 2.89 ERA with 39 hits allowed. Kia does have a good WHIP with 1.32, but the opponents are hitting only at a clip of .201 on the year.
Park Min is leading the hitting department for the Tigers with a .667 average in 3 plate appearances. Choi Hyoung-woo is the power hitter for the Tigers with a total of 2 homers on the year, but also leads the RBI lead as well with 7 runners brought home. As a team the Tigers have ended up hitting at a clip of .284, but have scored only 30 runs total. The Tigers have managed to get only 3 homers total on the season and have stolen 7 bases. The slugging for the Tigers sits at .417 and the Tigers have a .371 OBP.
KT Wiz Preview
The Wiz did get a nice win in their last game and it was an impressive win that was an upset. However, the Wiz are not really improving on the standings in the KBO with a 10th place sitting in the standings. KT is now sitting on a 2-7 record on the year, which is not that good on the year.
Um Sang-back is the starter that comes to the game here to start for the Wiz. Sang-back has already thrown in 2 games on the year and has recorded 2 losses on the year. He has posted a 10.29 ERA and 2.57 WHIP. Um has thrown a total of only 7 innings on the year with 8 runs allowed, 10 hits, but 2 homers as well. When it comes to walks Um Sang-back has allowed 8 walks and struck out only 7 batters. The Wiz are playing horrible on the year with a .346 opponent average and a 1.88 WHIP. The overall pitching for KT is not that good either with an 8.66 ERA and the Wiz have allowed 101 hits.
Cheon Seong-ho is coming in as the hitting leader for the Wiz at .487 in an impressive 40 plate appearances. Mel Rojas Jr. is coming in with quite a bit of power hitting in the game with a total of 4 homers on the season. Bae Jeong Doe is the leader when it comes to bringing in the runners with a total of 8 RBIs on the season. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .397 with an OBP of .355 on the year. KT has managed to steal only 4 bags on the year and have a .286 average. The power hitting for KT sits at 9 homers, but have ended up getting 41 runs scored on the season.
Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz 4/3/24 Pick: KIA Tigers
The Tigers dropped their last game against the Wiz in a shocker. However, we do not see this being a series the Wiz are going to win. The pitcher heading to the mound to start the game for KT has been roughed up all year and that is going to continue in this game here as the Wiz struggle on the day against the Tigers pitching from Naile who has proven to be a great strikeout pitcher.
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