KT at Kiwoom

SEOUL (Interstat) — KT Wiz (82-48-5) visits Kiwoom Heroes (51-82-4) on Tuesday at Gocheok Sky Dome. KT has won seven of 10 meetings this season. The most recent head-to-head game went to Kiwoom, 10-1, with Matthew Davidson going 4-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Earlier this season, KT won 6-2, 8-3, 7-3, 3-0, 5-1, 8-7 and 7-1 against Kiwoom. Kiwoom also won 10-5 and 5-1 in the series.

Logan Allen is a player to watch for KT. Allen is coming off eight scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts in a 9-0 win against Lotte. He allowed seven hits and no earned runs in that outing. In his previous three starts, Allen allowed 13 earned runs over 12 innings with 12 strikeouts and six walks. Against Kia, he gave up five earned runs on five hits over three innings. Against NC, he allowed five earned runs on eight hits over five innings. Against LG, he gave up three earned runs on six hits over four innings. Jang Jun-won hit two home runs and drove in four runs in KT’s most recent game, a 9-0 victory over Lotte. Mon Yong-ik pitched a scoreless inning of relief.

Davidson is a player to watch for Kiwoom. Over his last 10 games, he is batting .465 with 20 hits, eight home runs and 13 RBIs. He went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in Kiwoom’s most recent game, a 13-6 loss at Hanwha. He also had two hits and a home run with one RBI at Hanwha, two hits and a home run with two RBIs at Lotte, two hits and a home run with two RBIs at Lotte, and four hits with a home run and one RBI at KT. Jhun Jun-pyo allowed one earned run over five innings with five strikeouts in the most recent game. Hiura Keston hit a two-run homer.

KT’s recent schedule includes a 9-0 win over Lotte, a 2-2 tie with Lotte in 11 innings, a 5-0 win over Lotte, a 7-5 win at Kia, a 3-2 win at Kia and an 8-5 win at Kia in 10 innings. Kiwoom’s recent slate includes a 13-6 loss at Hanwha, a 9-3 win at Hanwha, a 7-2 win at Hanwha, an 8-6 loss at Lotte, a 4-2 loss at Lotte and an 8-4 win at NC. KT is next scheduled to face Samsung, first at home and then on the road. Kiwoom is set to host Hanwha.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of KT Wiz 9, Kiwoom Heroes 8. Interstat’s ELO system gives KT a 68 percent probability to win.