Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (18-11, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (13-17, 8th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

The Heroes have hit 46 doubles as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .336 and have been rung up 229 times, while getting the free base on 102 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 3.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have recorded 106 runs batted in in addition to 255 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .243. They have accounted for 113 runs and hold an OBP of .319.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 20 balls out of the park while knocking in 263 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 2,761 times and came through with a base base knock 730 times. Kim has an average at the plate of .294 in his time in baseball, with 420 runs scored and an OPS of .737. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .383 and he has racked up 952 bases. He has struck out 500 times and has been walked on 233 occasions, which has contributed to a .354 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 26 bases and have been gunned down 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 804 putouts thus far, as well as 295 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which is 6th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 30 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 3.59 on the campaign (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 218 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 269 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 107 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 12 home runs and 122 runs in total (7th in baseball).

The Twins hold a team SLG% of .407 and they score 5.69 runs per game (1st in baseball). The have tallied 51 two-baggers, while taking a walk 144 times and earning 165 runs. LG is sitting with 16 home runs on the year to go along with 157 RBIs. They have struck out on 174 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 290 base knocks. The LG Twins have recorded an OBP of .387 and a batting average of .294 for the year.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Kim has recorded a walk 58 times while striking out on 97 occasions. He has accrued 56 runs in addition to having 36 RBIs. His on-base rate is .351 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .719. He has hit the long ball 7 times, as well as 190 total bases and also a .368 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 517 at-bats in his career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .273 in addition to having 141 base knocks.

Out of their 36 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 29 times and been caught 7 times (19.4% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 26 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in the league). The Twins have racked up 273 assists, 34 errors and have a total of 786 putouts during this campaign.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.328 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 (197 strikeouts against 105 walks). They sit at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 243. They have yielded 13 home runs and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The LG pitching staff have conceded 128 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.26 (95 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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