LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/5/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Dae In Hwang and the Kia Tigers (66-71, 5th in KBO) host the LG Twins (84-51, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

LG is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 876 times, while being walked on 481 occasions. They have recorded 643 RBI's and 1,256 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .268. The Twins have hit 200 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 115 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 684 runs and have an OBP of .346. As a squad, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his career, Kim has hit 243 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,312 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .481 and he has accumulated 3,426 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,259 times and also came through with a base hit 2,230 times. He has struck out 868 times and earned a walk on 965 at-bats, contributing to a .395 on-base %. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .313 for his career, in addition to 1,132 scored runs and an OPS of .876.

The LG Twins are sitting with 3,681 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,321 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 127 double plays. The Twins have swiped 104 bases and have been caught 25 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 19.4%.

The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.31 for the season (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 987 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 89 home runs and 495 total runs (10th in baseball). LG has surrendered 1,120 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 451 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

Kia is sitting with 106 long balls on the campaign in addition to 642 runs batted in. They have 236 two-baggers, while taking a walk 523 times as well as earning 683 runs. The Kia Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .271 on the season. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .395 and they score 4.95 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 948 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 1,298 base knocks.

Dae In Hwang is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Hwang has recorded a free base 75 times while striking out on 208 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .312 and he has earned a career OPS of .719. During the 923 at-bats in his baseball career, Hwang has a batting average of .251 with 232 hits. He has accounted for 84 runs and also has 155 runs batted in. He has gone deep 32 times, as well as 376 total bases and also a .407 slugging percentage.

In their 104 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 63 times and been caught 41 times (39.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have twisted 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 1,327 assists, 104 errors and have a total of 3,677 putouts on the campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.419 in addition to having a FIP of 4.80 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,234. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 654 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (574 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (999 strikeouts vs 505 walks). They have relinquished 116 dingers and they relinquish 4.80 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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