Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (52-33, 1st in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (41-50, 9th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have racked up 373 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. The Heroes have accounted for 148 doubles as a squad and have hit 39 balls out of the park. They have 359 RBI's as well as 823 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .252. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .344 and have been called out on strikes 715 times, while taking a walk on 329 occasions.
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Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Lee has drilled 66 balls out of the park while knocking in 286 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .424 and he has a total of 943 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 2,552 times and has reached base with a hit 608 times. He has struck out 460 times and has been walked on 227 occasions, contributing to a .355 on-base percentage. Lee has hit .274 for his career, in addition to 318 runs scored and an OPS of .779.
The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 2,546 putouts this season, in addition to 933 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 83 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 70 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.7%.
The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.86 so far this year (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 672 batters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 48 home runs and 405 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Kiwoom has yielded 854 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 364 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35.
The Twins hold a team SLG% of .392 and they average 5.40 runs per outing (1st in the league). They hit 149 two-baggers, while walking 382 times and scoring 470 runs. LG has knocked in 47 home runs on the season to go along with 446 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 522 instances (10th in KBO) and have tallied 851 base hits. The LG Twins have a team OBP of .371 and a batting average of .284 over the course of the season.
Hae Min Park is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Park has recorded a walk 489 times while fanning on 808 chances. His OBP is .354 and he has earned a career OPS of .738. For the 4,867 at-bats in his pro career, Park has a batting average of .287 and has racked up 1,398 base hits. He has amassed 857 runs and notched 494 runs batted in. He has homered 48 times, with 1,867 total bases and also a .384 slugging %.
The LG Twins have twisted 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in the league). The Twins have 801 assists, 83 errors and have amassed 2,371 putouts for the season. Out of their 83 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 67 times and been caught 16 times (19.3% caught stealing percentage).
The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.340 with a FIP of 4.28 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (595 strikeouts against 306 walks). They come in at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 753. They have relinquished 42 home runs and they surrender 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The LG pitching staff have given up 376 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.66 (321 earned runs yielded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom
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