Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (15-8, 1st in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (9-11, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, April 30, 2023.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 3.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 71 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. The Tigers have accounted for 21 doubles as a unit and have knocked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 66 runs batted in as well as 165 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .250. Kia has a slugging rate of .324 and have been called out on strikes 158 times, while drawing a walk on 65 occasions.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 32 baseballs out of the park while driving in 521 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .376 and he has racked up 1,729 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,311 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,384 times. He has been struck out 467 times and has been walked on 521 occasions, which has contributed to a .374 on-base percentage. Kim has recorded a batting average of .301 for his career, with 653 runs scored and an OPS of .750.

The Tigers have swiped 14 bases and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.0%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 529 putouts so far this season, in addition to 182 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have earned 19 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.63 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 147 hitters. Kia has surrendered 151 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 71 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have given up 14 home runs and also 76 runs in total (10th in KBO).

The LG Twins have recorded a team OBP of .386 and a team batting average of .296 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 119 occasions (10th in the league) and have 228 hits. LG has recorded 12 home runs so far this year in addition to 125 runs batted in. The Twins have a SLG% of .414 and they are recording 5.78 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 45 two-baggers, while walking 114 times and putting up 133 runs.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Park has drawn a free base 463 times while fanning on 776 plate appearances. His OBP is .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .740. In the 4,638 official at-bats in his career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .287 with 1,333 base hits. He is sitting with 814 runs and racked up 475 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 48 times, with 1,795 bases in total and also a .387 slugging percentage.

Of their 27 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 20 times and been caught 7 times (25.9% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have twisted 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .971 (9th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 212 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 618 putouts this season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.41 as a squad this season. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 196. The LG pitching staff have allowed 101 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.28 (75 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 (155 strikeouts against 86 bases on balls). They have surrendered 8 HR's and they yield 4.41 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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