The KT Wiz are on the road again to start off the week by taking on the Kia Tigers. The KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers 4/30/24 game is taking place at Gwangju Kia Champions Field at 5:30 AM EST. The game will be broadcast locally on KBS N Sports for those of our readers in Korea.
KT Wiz Preview
The KT Wiz are coming in after losing in their last game. The loss came against SSG by a score of 11-6. The loss dropped the Wiz to a record of 11-20-1 on the year and 9th place overall. On the road this year the Wiz ave posted a 5-12-1 record on the season.
Wes Benjamin is the pitcher that goes to the mound in this game for the Wiz. This year he has started in 6 games already and has posted a 3-1 record with a 4.50 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Benjamin has pitched a total of 6 innings on the year with 19 runs, 18 of those earned, 23 hits and 7 homers given up. Benjamin has struck out a total of 39 batters, but has walked only 10 on the year. As a team the Wiz have posted a 6.29 ERA and have allowed 346 hits with 33 homers given up. The Wiz have a .303 opponent average and a 1.64 WHIP.
The Wiz hitting is decent with a .281 average with 173 runs scored. The KT club has ended up with 321 hits, with 43 doubles, 4 triples, and 35 homers. Still, KT has ended up getting 18 stolen bases with only 6 runners thrown out.
Kia Tigers Preview
Kia is coming in after getting a nice win in their last game. The win for the Tigers came over the LG Twins by a score of 10-7. The Tigers are now sitting in first place in the KBO and have posted a record of 21-9 overall. When playing at home the Tigers have been very difficult to beat with a 9-3 record.
Yoon Young-cheol is the starter coming in for the Tigers for his 6th start on the year. This year Yoon has posted a 3-0 record with a 3.62 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 27 1/3 innings while giving up 11 earned runs out of 12 total runs, but has given up 22 hits and 2 homers. Yoon has struck out a total of 21 batters, but has walked only 11. The Tigers are coming to the game with a 3.75 team ERA, but have allowed 263 hits and 24 homers. The Tigers have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .255 with a 1.45 WHIP.
The hitting for Kia is coming in at an average of .298 with 183 runs scored. The Tigers have managed to get 317 hits, but has 61 doubles, 4 triples, and 32 homers. The Tigers have been amazing on the base running with 45 steals and 11 runners thrown out.
KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers 4/30/24 Pick: Under 9.5
While this game does have the potential to be an offensive game, definitely with the horrible pitching from KT, we think that Wes Benjamin is going to hit his average of 6 innings pitched before the bullpen gets involved for the Wiz. That is going to make it easier for the offense from the Tigers to be held in check, but for the Wiz to be held in check by Yoon. Look for this game here to hit the under, but the Tigers with their home field advantage pull out the win.
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