Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (41-51, 9th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 3, 2023, where they'll meet the LG Twins (53-33, 1st in KBO).

The Heroes have recorded 148 two-baggers as a team and have hit 39 balls out of the park. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .345 and have struck out 720 times, while being walked on 331 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have 365 runs batted in as well as 835 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .253. They have earned a total of 379 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .327.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .295 in his time in baseball, in addition to 469 scored runs and an OPS of .743. He has fanned 540 times and has been walked on 257 occasions, which has contributed to a .355 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 24 balls over the fence while driving in 290 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .388 in addition to having tallied 1,063 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 3,049 times and has come through with a base hit 810 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,573 putouts for the season, as well as 943 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 4th in the league and have accumulated 85 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 71 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.5%.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 3.92 this season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 677 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 866 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 373 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Heroes pitchers have given up 48 home runs and also 415 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The LG Twins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .372 and a batting average of .285 this season. They have been rung up on 525 occasions (10th in KBO) and have tallied 863 hits. LG has hit 47 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 454 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 5.45 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 152 two-baggers, while getting a free base 386 times as well as earning 480 runs.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has earned a free base 340 times while being called out on strikes on 373 occasions. His on-base rate is .426 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .828. In the 1,868 at-bats in his pro career, Hong has earned a batting average of .304 in addition to 568 base hits. He is sitting with 363 runs in addition to having 207 RBIs. He has hit a home run 13 times, in addition to having 750 total bases and a .401 slugging percentage.

Out of their 84 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 68 times and been caught 16 times (19.0% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in the league). The Twins have recorded 810 assists, 83 errors and have a total of 2,398 putouts so far this season.

The LG pitching staff have allowed 376 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.62 (321 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 42 dingers and they yield 4.23 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.330 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.95 (602 strikeouts against 308 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 755.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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