Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 10/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Min Suk Kim and the Lotte Giants (65-71, 7th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (84-53, 1st in KBO).
The Giants have recorded 217 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .363 and have struck out 943 times, while being walked on 489 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have 571 runs batted in as well as 1,216 hits for the year, and their batting average is .265. They have notched a total of 614 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .338.
Min Suk Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 4 balls out of the park while knocking in 37 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .336 and he has racked up 150 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 504 times and got on base with a hit 112 times. He has struck out 124 times and has been walked on 35 at-bats, contributing to a .309 OBP. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .251 for his time in baseball, in addition to 63 runs scored and an OPS of .645.
The Giants have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 45 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 35.2%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 3,616 putouts this year, as well as 1,298 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 106 double plays.
The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.13 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,013 hitters. Lotte has allowed 1,259 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 553 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Giants pitchers have allowed 76 home runs and also 624 runs in total (6th in the league).
The Twins have a team SLG% of .395 and they score 5.38 runs per game (1st in the league). The have tallied 221 two-baggers, while getting a free base 567 times as well as scoring 748 runs. LG has hit 88 home runs so far this year to go along with 695 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 780 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 1,333 base knocks. The LG Twins have tallied an on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a batting average of .282 this season.
Chang-ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. For the 2,053 at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has hit .308 with 633 base knocks. He has gone yard 14 times, with 826 total bases and a .402 slugging percentage. Hong has recorded a walk 373 times while striking out on 397 tries. He has accrued 408 runs in addition to having earned 228 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .429 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .831.
The LG Twins have turned 123 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 1,281 assists, 122 errors and are sitting with 3,748 putouts so far this season. Out of their 141 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 112 times and been caught 29 times (20.6% caught stealing rate).
The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.363 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (949 strikeouts against 477 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,225. They have yielded 72 long balls and they allow 4.24 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The LG pitching staff have conceded 589 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.68 (511 earned runs yielded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG
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