LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/17/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (16-21, 8th in KBO) play the LG Twins (23-15, 2nd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

The Twins have hit 63 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 26 balls out of the park. LG owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 241 times, while getting the free base on 120 occasions. As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have earned 161 RBI's and 336 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .261. They have a total of 176 runs while holding a team OBP of .331.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Moon has hit 10 balls out of the park while knocking in 52 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 442 times and also came through with a hit 91 times. Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .239 for his career in baseball, with 46 scored runs and an OPS of .695. His slugging percentage sits at .365 and he has racked up 139 bases. He has fanned 84 times and has walked on 53 occasions, contributing to a .330 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins have a tally of 1,026 putouts on the year, in addition to 376 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which ranks 2nd in the league and have earned 36 double plays. The Twins have stolen 43 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 18.9%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Twins pitchers have conceded 23 long balls and also 149 total runs (5th in baseball). LG has yielded 310 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.55 this year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 274 batters.

The KT Wiz have compiled a team OBP of .329 as well as a team batting average of .249 so far this season. They have struck out on 307 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have recorded 310 base knocks. KT has compiled 23 home runs this season to go along with 134 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .350 and they score 4.08 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 50 doubles, while taking a walk 135 times and notching 151 runs.

ByungHo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Park has drawn a free base 719 times while fanning on 1,496 attempts. He has scored 901 runs in addition to having earned 1,061 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .374 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .888. He has hit the long ball 362 times, in addition to having 2,688 total bases and also a .541 slugging percentage. In the 4,972 at-bats in his career, Park has hit .272 and has racked up 1,351 base hits.

Out of their 28 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 21 times and been caught 7 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 366 assists, 28 errors and have earned 986 putouts for the season.

The KT pitching staff have conceded 150 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.54 (129 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 23 homers and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.246 with a FIP of 4.11 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.44 (279 strikeouts vs 81 free passes). They have a ranking of 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 328.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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