KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Min Hyuck Kim and the KT Wiz (10-22, 10th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 18, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (22-14, 3rd in KBO).

As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have earned 154 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .332. The Wiz have accounted for 58 doubles as a unit and have smacked 20 balls out of the park. They have recorded 143 RBI's in addition to 319 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .261. KT owns a slugging percentage of .361 and have been called out on strikes 282 times, while being walked on 126 occasions.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .280 for his baseball career, with 212 scored runs and an OPS of .679. He has struck out 239 times and earned a walk on 137 occasions, which has contributed to a .347 on-base %. For his pro baseball career, Kim has slapped 6 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 123 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .332 and he has racked up 499 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 1,707 times and has delivered with a hit 420 times.

The Wiz have swiped 31 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 8.8%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 918 putouts this season, in addition to 323 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which is 5th in the league and they have twisted 30 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51. Wiz pitchers have given up 27 home runs and 183 total runs (1st in baseball). KT has given up 356 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and also 167 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team ERA of 4.91 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 236 hitters.

The LG Twins hold an OBP of .375 as well as a batting average of .287 on the season. They have been rung up on 221 instances (9th in baseball) and have recorded 352 base hits. LG has tallied 23 HRs on the season and 185 RBIs. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they tally 5.39 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have 61 two-baggers, while taking a walk 165 times and recording 194 runs.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For the 4,689 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .286 in addition to having 1,343 base knocks. He has homered 48 times, with 1,806 total bases and a .385 slugging %. Park has drawn a free base 465 times while fanning on 788 chances. He has recorded 818 runs and also has 480 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .352 and he holds a career OPS of .737.

The LG Twins have twisted 31 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 333 assists, 38 errors and have a tally of 975 putouts this season. Out of their 38 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 29 times and been caught 9 times (23.7% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff have given up 168 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (133 earned runs conceded). They have given up 16 dingers and they concede 4.65 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.335 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (238 strikeouts against 125 free passes). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 309.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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