KT at Kiwoom
SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — The first-place KT Wiz visit the last-place Kiwoom Heroes on Saturday evening at Gocheok Sky Dome, looking to build on a dominant series-opening shutout.
KT (23-11) enters with the best record in the league after an 8-0 victory over Kiwoom on Friday. The Wiz have won four of their past five games and hold a 3-1 edge in the season series against the Heroes.
Kiwoom (12-23) has lost four straight and seven of its past eight. The Heroes managed just four hits in Friday’s loss and have been outscored 31-10 over their last four games.
Right-hander Oh Won-seok is scheduled to start for KT. He has been sharp recently, tossing seven scoreless innings with five strikeouts against Kiwoom on Friday. Over his past five starts, Oh is 4-1 with a 1.74 ERA, allowing two earned runs or fewer in four of those outings.
Right-hander An Woo-jin gets the ball for Kiwoom. He took the loss Friday despite allowing no earned runs over four innings with eight strikeouts. An has been effective but limited by short outings, throwing more than five innings only once in his past five appearances.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-2 win for KT, with the Wiz holding a 67.5 percent probability to win. Kiwoom is a +1.5 underdog, and the over/under is 6.5 runs.
KT will also play at Kiwoom on Sunday before returning home for a three-game series against Shinsegae Landers. The Heroes travel to NC Dinos after the weekend set.