Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (44-26, 1st in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (29-35, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 30, 2023.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in the league. They have earned a total of 280 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. The Tigers have accounted for 86 two-baggers as a team and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 259 RBI's in addition to 563 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .256. Kia has a slugging rate of .358 and have struck out 478 times, while being walked on 231 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .312 for his career, in addition to 1,192 runs scored and an OPS of .935. He has struck out 1,284 times and has been walked on 1,050 occasions, contributing to a .402 on-base percentage. In his career, Choi has hit 365 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,501 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .533 and he has racked up 3,867 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 8,498 times and has delivered with a hit 2,261 times.

The Tigers have stolen 47 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 20.3%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 1,717 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 578 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them sitting 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 71 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have given up 35 home runs in addition to 283 runs in total (9th in the league). Kia has conceded 544 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 253 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.98 for the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 473 batters.

The Twins have a SLG% of .394 and they are earning 5.40 runs per game (1st in baseball). They hit 122 doubles, while walking 328 times and racking up 389 runs. LG has recorded 40 home runs so far this season to go along with 369 runs batted in. They have struck out on 447 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 703 base knocks. The LG Twins have tallied an OBP of .374 in addition to a batting average of .285 on the campaign.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has earned a free base 333 times while being called out on strikes on 365 attempts. His OBP comes in at .427 and he has a career OPS of .825. Over the course of the 1,802 at-bats in his pro career, Hong has an average at the plate of .303 with 546 base hits. He has recorded 352 runs and racked up 187 RBIs. He has homered 13 times, in addition to having 718 total bases and also a .398 slugging %.

Of their 63 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 50 times and been caught 13 times (20.6% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Twins have accrued 645 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 1,961 putouts so far this season.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.320 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a unit for the season. They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 603. The LG pitching staff have yielded 305 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.50 (254 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 (492 strikeouts vs 259 bases on balls). They have conceded 35 dingers and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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