Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (57-37, 2nd in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (58-38, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

The Heroes have compiled 142 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 63 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .359 and have struck out 727 times, while getting the free base on 377 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have earned 383 runs batted in and 832 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .248. They have accumulated 416 runs and have an on-base percentage of .334.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has an average at the plate of .287 for his career in baseball, in addition to 381 runs scored and an OPS of .724. He has struck out 467 times and earned a walk on 211 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 18 balls out of the park while driving in 243 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .376 and he has a total of 840 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,489 times and has notched a hit 642 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,662 putouts this season, as well as 1,063 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which ranks 5th in the league and have 85 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 52 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.0%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24. Heroes pitchers have conceded 62 home runs in addition to 373 total runs (10th in baseball). Kiwoom has allowed 783 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 328 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 3.33 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 697 batters.

The LG Twins have compiled a team OBP of .346 as well as a team batting average of .272 this season. They have been rung up on 600 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 896 base hits. LG is sitting with 86 home runs on the season and 462 runs batted in. The Twins have a team SLG% of .409 and they score 5.17 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 146 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times as well as putting up 491 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Kim has earned a walk 936 times while being called out on strikes on 848 tries. He has accrued 1,114 runs and notched 1,283 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .877. He has gone deep 239 times, with 3,361 total bases and also a .482 slugging percentage. For the 6,974 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .313 in addition to 2,186 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 86 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Twins have recorded 906 assists, 66 errors and have earned 2,550 putouts on the season. Of their 95 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 79 times and been caught 16 times (16.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.279 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.30 (679 strikeouts against 295 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 792. They have allowed 67 HR's and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The LG pitching staff have surrendered 384 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.66 (346 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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