The Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz 5/3/24 game is taking place at Suwon KT Wiz Park. The game is being played at 5:30 AM EST. The game will be aired on MBC Sports+ for the local broadcasting in South Korea.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
The Kiwoom Heroes are coming in after getting a loss in their last game. The loss for the Heroes came against the Lotte Giants by a score of 6-5. The loss dropped Kiwoom to a record of 15-17 on the year which is 6th place. The Heroes are sitting on a record of 6-8 on the year when playing on the road.
Ariel Jurado is the starter coming to the mound for his 8th start of the year. Jurado has posted a 3-4 record with a 1.39 WHIP and a 4.61 ERA. He has thrown a total of 41 innings while giving up 21 runs of which all were earned runs. Jurado has allowed 48 hits, 6 homers and walked only 9 batters, but has managed to strike out 34 batters. The Heroes are a horrible pitching team with a 5.33 ERA and have allowed 321 hits with 26 homers. As a team the Heroes are letting the opponents hit at a clip of .283 with a 1.53 WHIP.
The Kiwoom team is not hitting strong either with a .268 average with only 167 runs scored. The Heroes have recorded 296 hits with 51 doubles, 5 triples, and 33 homers. Still, the base running for Kiwoom is missing on the year with 10 steals, but only 2 runners thrown out on the year.
KT Wiz Preview
The KT Wiz are heading into the game here after getting a nice win over the Kia Tigers. The win came by a score of 12-5 on the day. The Wiz are coming in sitting in 9th place with a record of 13-21-1 on the year, but playing at home the Wiz are sitting on a 6-8 record on the year.
William Cuevas is the starter going to the mound for his 8th start on the year for the Wiz. Cuevas has posted a 1-3 record with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Cuevas has thrown a total of 42 1/3 innings while giving up 18 runs, 17 of which were earned runs. He has allowed 39 hits of which 5 were homers, but has allowed 12 walks while striking out 46. The KT are the worst team in the KBO for pitching with a 6.29 ERA and have allowed 379 hits with 39 homers given up. The Wiz have let the opponents to hit at a clip of .303 with 1.64 WHIP.
KT heads to this game here hitting at a clip of .284with a total of 197 runs scored. The Wiz have managed to get a total of 355 hits with 49 doubles, 4 triples, and 37 homers. The Wiz have managed to get a total of 18 steals with only 7 runners caught stealing.
Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz 5/3/24 Pick: KT Wiz
I think this game will be a back and forth battle here. However, the Wiz are playing at home and when playing at home the Wiz have done good on the season, but also are playing good against Kiwoom. With that being the case, I think the Wiz are going to play well enough in this game here to pick up the win on the day.
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