2020-08-29 05:30:00 EDT
The KIA Tigers and KT Wiz Suwon meet Saturday morning in South Korea KBO baseball action at the Gwangju Kia Champions Field.
The KIA Tigers need a victory after losing 14 of their last 25 games. The KIA Tigers pitching staff has allowed four or less runs in 30 of their last 58 games. In their last effort, Preston Tucker and Na Ji-wan combined for three hits and five RBI while Yang Hyun-jong allowed one run and four hits in six innings of work. The KIA Tigers have won 33 of their last 61 games overall. Kim Ki-hoon gets the ball tonight for the KIA Tigers.
The KT Wiz Suwon look to stay hot after winning seven of their last 11 games. The KT Wiz Suwon offense has produced four or more runs in 17 of their last 26 games. In their last effort, Mel Rojas and Kang Baek-ho combined for four hits and four RBI while So Hyeong-jun allowed three runs and five hits in six innings of work. The KT Wiz Suwon have won 21 of their last 34 games overall. William Cuevas gets the ball tonight for the KT Wiz Suwon.
The KT Wiz Suwon have won six of the last nine meetings against the KIA Tigers. Five of the last six meetings between the Wiz Suwon and Tigers have produced double-digit run totals.
Kim Ki-hoon has a 5.68 ERA and 1.58 WHIP this season through 19 innings, and he’s had some rough outings whenever given more innings this season, so you can’t count on him for more than two frames. William Cuevas has a 3.84 ERA and 1.19 WHIP this season through 91.1 innings, and he’s allowed a combined one run and nine hits in his last 12 innings. The KT Wiz Suwon have a clear pitching edge in this matchup with a pitcher who is getting more confident by the start, and the KT Wiz Suwon are playing the better baseball while also having the h2h advantage. There’s only one way for me to lean in this spot.
Give me the KT Wiz Suwon in this series opener and the RL for max value.
