LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/8/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (72-43, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, September 8, 2022, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (69-52, 3rd in KBO).

LG has a slugging % of .412 and have been called out on strikes 743 times, while being walked on 391 occasions. They have earned 573 runs batted in in addition to 1,095 hits on the season, while their team batting average is at .274. The Twins have hit 182 doubles as a squad and have hit 103 balls out of the park. They have earned 610 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .348. As a unit, the LG Twins are putting up 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in the league.

Get all of our KBO Expert Picks

Hae Min Park is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .288 for his career, in addition to 789 scored runs and an OPS of .742. He has been struck out 744 times and earned a walk on 451 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .355 on-base %. For his career, Park has hit 44 balls over the fence while driving in 450 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .387 and he has a total of 1,721 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 5,085 times and has delivered with a hit 1,281 times.

The LG Twins have a tally of 3,111 putouts this year, in addition to 1,098 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have a total of 111 double plays. The Twins have swiped 89 bases and have been thrown out 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 17.6%.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.55 for the year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 813 batters. LG has given up 952 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 409 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26. Twins pitchers have surrendered 81 long balls and also 449 total runs (10th in the league).

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 877 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 1,065 hits. Kiwoom has a total of 82 home runs on the campaign as well as 486 RBIs. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .365 and they are scoring 4.27 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have put up 173 doubles, while walking 454 times as well as putting up 525 runs.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has earned a walk 117 times while fanning on 214 plate appearances. He has accrued 162 runs in addition to having earned 180 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .313 and he holds a career OPS of .686. He has gone deep 26 times, as well as 492 total bases and also a .373 slugging %. For the 1,318 at-bats in his baseball career, Song has a batting average of .253 with 334 hits.

Of their 108 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 72 times and been caught 36 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 106 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in KBO). The Heroes have 1,327 assists, 103 errors and have 3,316 putouts during this campaign.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 524 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (465 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 86 long balls and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.312 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 (860 strikeouts against 413 free passes). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,037.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here