LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/31/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

DJ Peters and the Lotte Giants (22-26, 7th in KBO) play the LG Twins (28-22, 3rd in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

The Twins have accrued 75 two-baggers as a team and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 309 times, while taking a walk on 162 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have accounted for 220 runs batted in in addition to 447 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .263. They have racked up 235 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his career, Kim has drilled 230 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,241 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 7,883 times and has come through with a base knock 2,140 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .315 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,087 runs scored and an OPS of .878. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .482 and he has a total of 3,279 bases. He has been struck out 829 times and has been walked on 916 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .396 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins are sitting with 1,343 putouts this year, in addition to 490 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have accumulated 51 double plays. The Twins have swiped 51 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 17.7%.

The Twins have a team ERA of 3.72 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 354 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 29 long balls and 207 runs (6th in the league). LG has conceded 424 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 185 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 340 instances (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 421 hits. Lotte has 38 HRs this year to go along with 178 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .366 and they are recording 3.84 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They hit 66 doubles, while walking 131 times and scoring 188 runs.

DJ Peters is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Peters has tallied a walk 253 times while going down on strikes on 822 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .341 and he has a career OPS of .818. During the 2,344 at-bats in his career, Peters is sitting with a batting avereage of .253 in addition to having 594 base knocks. He has amassed 381 runs and has 364 RBIs. He has gone yard 121 times, with 1,117 bases in total and also a .477 slugging %.

The Lotte Giants have turned 55 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (6th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 515 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 1,313 putouts during this campaign. Of their 50 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 33 times and been caught 17 times (34.0% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 215 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (189 earned runs given up). They have yielded 21 home runs and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.366 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 (414 strikeouts vs 169 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 428.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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