Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 10/19/2021 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+103) LG (-136)
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Casey Kelly and the LG Twins (69-54, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (64-65, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Heroes coming in at +103 and the Twins are at -136. The O/U is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Woo Jin An and Casey Kelly.
Kiwoom has a slugging % of .377 and have been rung up 994 times, while being walked on 562 occasions. They have 630 RBI's and 1,176 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .258. The Heroes have accumulated 232 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 88 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 676 runs scored and have an OBP of .347. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in KBO.
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Yong-gyu Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 26 balls out of the park while driving in 524 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .370 and he has a total of 2,429 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 7,657 times and has notched a base knock 1,972 times. He has struck out 670 times and has been walked on 823 occasions, contributing to a .385 on-base %. Lee has a batting average of .300 for his career, in addition to 1,117 runs scored and an OPS of .755.
The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 3,553 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,435 assists and 121 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have 144 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 83 bases and have been caught 35 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.7%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.58 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Heroes pitchers have given up 97 home runs in addition to 662 total runs (5th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,210 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 570 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 4.33 on the campaign (4th in KBO), and they have rung up 843 hitters.
Ahn (17-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.04 while he has faced 1,143 batters during his time in baseball. He has surrendered 247 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 118 free passes. His ERA is 4.53 (132 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.391. Ahn has taken the mound for 262 innings and has earned 266 K's in his pro baseball career.
The LG Twins have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .344 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 844 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 1,112 hits. LG has accumulated 106 home runs this year as well as 577 RBIs. The Twins have a SLG% of .378 and they are scoring 4.59 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have hit 200 doubles, while walking 531 times as well as recording 606 runs.
Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. During the 1,059 at-bats in his career, Hong has recorded a batting average of .304 in addition to having 322 base hits. He has gone yard 12 times, as well as 444 total bases and also a .419 slugging percentage. Hong has drawn a walk 215 times while striking out on 231 occasions. He has accounted for 211 runs and racked up 109 RBIs. His on-base rate is .434 and he has earned a career OPS of .853.
Out of their 127 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 88 times and been caught 39 times (30.7% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 139 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in the league). The Twins have racked up 1,366 assists, 84 errors and have amassed 3,497 putouts on the campaign.
The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a team this year. They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,032. The LG pitching staff have yielded 523 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.61 (468 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.94 (969 strikeouts against 500 bases on balls). They have surrendered 76 long balls and they give up 4.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).
So far in his career, Kelly has allowed 1,468 hits while he has totaled 1,101 strikeouts in 1,431 innings. He has given up a total of 610 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.312 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 6,099 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Kelly (89-86 career record) holds a 3.84 ERA and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG (-136) and under the total runs
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