Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (64-38, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (50-54, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in KBO. They have notched a total of 473 runs and hold an OBP of .337. The Giants have recorded 159 doubles as a squad and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. They have 439 RBI's and 917 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .262. Lotte has a slugging % of .360 and have been called out on strikes 717 times, while drawing a walk on 389 occasions.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 138 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 833 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 6,364 times and also came through with a base knock 1,664 times. Ahn has an average at the plate of .298 for his career, in addition to 820 runs scored and an OPS of .801. He has earned a slugging percentage of .438 and he has totaled 2,447 bases. He has struck out 836 times and has walked on 546 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage.

The Giants have swiped 64 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.6%. The Lotte Giants have accounted for 2,773 putouts for the season, as well as 991 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 1st in the league and have accumulated 80 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have surrendered 61 home runs and 502 total runs (3rd in the league). Lotte has conceded 983 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 451 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.39 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 753 batters.

LG has 66 home runs for the season in addition to 539 RBIs. They have recorded 176 doubles, while getting a free base 448 times and putting up 578 runs. The LG Twins have tallied an OBP of .369 as well as a team batting average of .285 so far this season. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they tally 5.56 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 599 instances (10th in the league) and have accounted for 1,022 hits.

Austin Dean is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has tallied a walk 366 times while being called out on strikes on 769 tries. He has tallied 585 runs in addition to having 565 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .346 and he has a lifetime OPS of .788. He has gone deep 112 times, with 1,734 total bases and also a .442 slugging percentage. For the 3,920 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has accumulated a batting average of .282 and has racked up 1,105 base hits.

Out of their 103 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 82 times and been caught 21 times (20.4% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 94 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .975 (10th in KBO). The Twins have 967 assists, 96 errors and have notched a total of 2,833 putouts on the season.

The LG pitching staff have allowed 438 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.59 (377 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 51 homers and they give up 4.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.323 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 (728 strikeouts vs 352 free passes). They rank 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 897.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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