The NC Dinos vs KT Wiz 5/9/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST. The game is actually being played at Suwon KT Wiz Park. The Dinos vs Wiz game is being broadcast on SPOTV.
NC Dinos Preview
The NC team is coming in after losing to the KT Wiz. The loss for the Dinos came by a score of 7-6 on the day. With the loss, in the 11th inning, the Dinos dropped to second place and 2 games back from the first place Kia team. NC has a record of 22-14 on the year, but on the road the Dinos are 9-9.
Shin Min-hyeok is the starter going to the mound for his 8th starter in this game. Shin has posted a 2-2 record with a 3.22 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. When it comes to the innings he has thrown 36 1/3 innings while giving up 16 runs with 13 of those earned. Shin has allowed 45 hits with 5 homers, but has walked 3 batters and struck out 22 batters. The NC club has posted a 3.63 ERA and has allowed 317 hits with 29 homers given up. NC has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .256 with a WHIP of 1.34.
Hitting on the season for NC is doing good with a .275 average and 208 runs scored. The Dinos have recorded a total of 346 hits with 62 doubles, 5 triples, and 36 homers on the year. The Dinos have swiped a total of 41 bases on the year and been thrown out only 9 times.
KT Wiz Preview
KKT was able to pick up the win in the 11th inning in what was a very impressive win. However, the Wiz did not move up in the standings and are sitting in 7th place in the KBO with a record of 16-21-1 on the year overall. At home the Wiz have ended up with a record of 9-8..
William Cuevas is heading to the mound for his 9th start on the year. Cuevas has posted a 1-3 record with a 3.28 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. William has thrown a total of 49 1/3 innings while giving up 19 runs of which 18 were earned. Cuevas has allowed 41 hits while giving up 6 homers, but has struck out 52 batters and walking only 13. The Wiz have ended up getting a 5.94 ERA as a team on the year. The Wiz have allowed a total of 403 hits with 43 of those being homers on the year. The opponents have hit the Wiz pitching staff to a clip of .296 with a WHIP of 1.58.
The KT Wiz are heading to this game here with an average of .283 with a total of 212 runs scored. The Wiz have recorded a total of 385 hits with 55 doubles, 4 triples, and a total of 40 homers. The Wiz have managed to get only 20 steals on the season, but have had 8 runners thrown out on the year.
NC Dinos vs KT Wiz 5/9/24 Pick: NC Dinos
The Dinos are a team that has looked impressive quite a bit lately and compared to the Wiz, who have struggled the Dinos are an easy pick. Not to mention the Dinos are better at running the base paths better and that leads to more run production than what most of the teams are going to expect and that is what is going to make the difference for the Wiz in this game here as they are unable to keep up with the small ball production.
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