LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/19/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Kang-Nam Yoo and the LG Twins (23-16, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, May 19, 2022, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (17-21, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have accumulated 178 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. The Twins have accounted for 63 two-baggers as a team and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have compiled 163 RBI's as well as 344 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .261. LG has a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 245 times, while taking a walk on 122 occasions.

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Kang-Nam Yoo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Yoo has a batting average of .269 for his time in baseball, in addition to 302 runs scored and an OPS of .757. He has gone down on strikes 531 times and earned a walk on 181 occasions, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage. In his career, Yoo has hit 97 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 419 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .425 in addition to earning 1,140 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 2,995 times and also came through with a base hit 721 times.

The Twins have stolen 43 bases and have been gunned down 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 18.9%. The LG Twins have a tally of 1,051 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 386 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have a total of 36 double plays.

The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.55 this year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 282 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 24 long balls in addition to 152 runs in total (5th in baseball). LG has yielded 318 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 138 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

KT has recorded 24 home runs for the season as well as 137 runs batted in. They have put up 51 two-baggers, while walking 138 times as well as notching 154 runs. The KT Wiz hold an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .249 so far this season. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .350 and they have an average of 4.05 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have struck out on 315 instances (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 318 base hits.

Jeong-dae Bae is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. During the 1,349 at-bats in his baseball career, Bae has accrued an average at the plate of .256 with 346 hits. He has gone yard 26 times, as well as 489 bases in total and a .362 slugging %. Bae has drawn a walk 158 times while fanning on 360 tries. He has compiled 218 runs in addition to having earned 149 RBIs. His OBP sits at .341 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .703.

Out of their 29 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 22 times and been caught 7 times (24.1% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have twisted 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have 378 assists, 29 errors and have accumulated 1,013 putouts this year.

The KT pitching staff have yielded 152 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.50 (131 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 24 long balls and they give up 4.05 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.41 (283 strikeouts vs 83 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 336.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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