LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/6/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Ji Hwan Oh and the LG Twins (84-53, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, October 6, 2022, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (68-71, 5th in KBO).

The Twins have tallied 200 doubles as a unit and have smacked 115 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 876 times, while drawing a walk on 481 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are compiling 5.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have accrued 643 runs batted in in addition to 1,256 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .268. They have tallied 684 runs scored and hold an OBP of .346.

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Ji Hwan Oh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Oh has compiled an average at the plate of .264 in his time in baseball, with 878 scored runs and an OPS of .763. He has fanned 1,420 times and has gotten a free base on 669 occasions, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. For his career, Oh has hit 146 baseballs over the fence while driving in 742 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .414 and he has totaled 2,284 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,394 times and has come through with a hit 1,458 times.

The Twins have stolen 105 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 19.2%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 3,735 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,337 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 1st in the league and have a total of 130 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.33 this year (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 1,003 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 90 home runs and also 505 runs in total (10th in baseball). LG has relinquished 1,137 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 460 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .395 and they are earning 4.95 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have put up 236 two-baggers, while taking a walk 523 times as well as scoring 683 runs. Kia is sitting with 106 home runs on the season and 642 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 948 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 1,298 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .348 in addition to a batting average of .271 on the campaign.

Sung Bum Na is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. During the 4,802 at-bats in his pro career, Na has accrued an average at the plate of .313 with 1,503 hits. He has gone deep 232 times, as well as 2,567 total bases and also a .535 slugging %. Na has recorded a walk 429 times while going down on strikes on 1,195 tries. He has amassed 904 runs in addition to having 924 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .381 and he holds a career OPS of .916.

The Kia Tigers have turned 110 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,353 assists, 105 errors and have accumulated 3,731 putouts on the season. In their 104 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 63 times and been caught 41 times (39.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.419 and have a FIP of 4.76 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,247. The Kia pitching staff have given up 658 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (578 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.95 (1,008 strikeouts vs 517 free passes). They have allowed 116 homers and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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