Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/12/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (51-30, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (41-39, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

The Tigers have recorded 148 two-baggers as a team and have hit 67 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .399 and have struck out 557 times, while getting the free base on 319 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are earning 4.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in KBO. They have tallied 374 runs batted in and 731 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .264. They are sitting with 399 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .347.

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Dae In Hwang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his career, Hwang has drilled 29 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .412 and he has accumulated 312 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 840 times and has reached base with a base hit 191 times. He has fanned 174 times and has taken a walk on 62 occasions, contributing to a .313 on-base percentage. Hwang has earned a batting average of .252 in his time in baseball, with 70 runs scored and an OPS of .726.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 2,144 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 770 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which puts them in 5th in KBO and have accumulated 58 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 36 bags and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 41.9%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.20 this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 594 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 67 home runs in addition to 379 total runs (4th in the league). Kia has conceded 708 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 333 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The LG Twins have compiled a team on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a batting average of .271 so far this year. They have struck out on 502 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 768 hits. LG has hit 71 HRs on the season and 396 RBIs. The Twins have a SLG% of .405 and they average 5.13 runs per contest (1st in the league). They hit 128 doubles, while getting a free base 277 times and scoring 421 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For the 6,934 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .314 and has racked up 2,175 base knocks. He has gone yard 238 times, with 3,344 bases in total and a .482 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 928 times while fanning on 843 plate appearances. He has accrued 1,109 runs in addition to having 1,275 runs batted in. His on-base % is .395 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .877.

Out of their 84 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 70 times and been caught 14 times (16.7% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have twisted 77 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Twins have accrued 792 assists, 57 errors and have accumulated 2,210 putouts during this campaign.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.289 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.30 (590 strikeouts against 257 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 692. They have yielded 58 homers and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The LG pitching staff have given up 329 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.62 (296 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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