Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/23/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins
Date: Friday, September 23, 2022
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Ji Hwan Oh and the LG Twins (77-47, 2nd in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (58-71, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 23, 2022.
As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO. They have accounted for 554 runs and have an on-base percentage of .326. The Giants have recorded 213 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 98 balls out of the park. They have recorded 522 runs batted in in addition to 1,211 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .265. Lotte is slugging .383 and have been rung up 901 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions.
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Dong Hui Han is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Han has hit 53 balls out of the park while driving in 231 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,922 times and has reached base with a hit 460 times. Han has earned a batting average of .270 for his career in baseball, with 191 scored runs and an OPS of .762. His slugging percentage is .419 and he has accumulated 714 bases. He has struck out 361 times and has walked on 179 occasions, contributing to a .343 on-base %.
The Lotte Giants have a total of 3,557 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,309 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 4th in the league and have accumulated 116 double plays. The Giants have swiped 90 bags and have been thrown out 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 28.6%.
The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.52 on the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 1,102 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 1,274 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 595 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Giants pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs and also 666 runs in total (2nd in baseball).
LG has accumulated 108 home runs so far this season and 605 runs batted in. They have recorded 193 doubles, while taking a walk 419 times and scoring 643 runs. The LG Twins have recorded a team on-base percentage of .345 and a batting average of .272 over the course of the season. The Twins have a team SLG% of .405 and they average 5.10 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 796 occasions (10th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,179 base hits.
Ji Hwan Oh is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Over the course of the 5,480 official at-bats in his professional career, Oh has hit .265 and has racked up 1,450 hits. He has homered 145 times, with 2,271 bases in total and also a .414 slugging percentage. Oh has drawn a walk 660 times while striking out on 1,407 plate appearances. He has tallied 874 runs and also has 738 RBIs. His on-base % is .349 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .763.
The LG Twins have turned 116 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 1,193 assists, 81 errors and have accounted for 3,381 putouts on the campaign. In their 118 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 97 times and been caught 21 times (17.8% caught stealing percentage).
The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.253 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 (897 strikeouts against 382 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,030. They have relinquished 83 homers and they give up 3.77 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The LG pitching staff have surrendered 472 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.43 (429 earned runs relinquished).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG and under the total runs
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