Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (44-26, 1st in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (29-35, 8th in KBO) on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have accumulated 280 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .331. The Tigers have earned 86 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 259 runs batted in in addition to 563 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is at .256. Kia has a slugging rate of .358 and have struck out 478 times, while drawing a walk on 231 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Brito has hit .282 for his career, in addition to 849 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has gone down on strikes 1,230 times and has taken a walk on 436 occasions, contributing to a .333 on-base %. For his career, Brito has slapped 126 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 729 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .432 in addition to earning 2,457 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,214 times and has come through with a base hit 1,603 times.

The Tigers have stolen 47 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.3%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 1,717 putouts this season, as well as 578 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and they have twisted 71 double plays.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.98 on the year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 473 hitters. Kia has given up 544 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 253 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.63 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have allowed 35 home runs and 283 runs in total (9th in the league).

The LG Twins have a team OBP of .374 as well as a batting average of .285 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 447 occasions (9th in KBO) and have totaled 703 base hits. LG is sitting with 40 long balls for the year in addition to 369 RBIs. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are scoring 5.40 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 122 doubles, while getting a free base 328 times as well as racking up 389 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has drawn a free base 350 times while striking out on 751 tries. His on-base rate is .344 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .783. For the 3,801 official at-bats in his pro career, Dean has hit .280 with 1,064 base hits. He has accounted for 566 runs and racked up 542 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 105 times, in addition to having 1,669 total bases and also a .439 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in the league). The Twins have racked up 645 assists, 71 errors and have accounted for 1,961 putouts this year. Of their 63 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 50 times and been caught 13 times (20.6% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.320 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.20 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (492 strikeouts vs 259 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 603. They have given up 35 HR's and they yield 4.20 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The LG pitching staff have conceded 305 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (254 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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