KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins
Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SBS SPORTS
Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (47-27, 1st in KBO) play the KT Wiz (33-37, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
As a unit, the KT Wiz are recording 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in KBO. They have accounted for 329 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337. The Wiz have earned 114 two-baggers as a team and have hit 39 balls out of the park. They have compiled 305 RBI's and 662 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .263. KT has a slugging rate of .361 and have struck out 555 times, while drawing a walk on 268 occasions.
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Sung-Woo Jang is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Jang has hit 83 balls out of the park while knocking in 404 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,111 times and got on base with a base hit 691 times. Jang is sitting with a batting avereage of .255 for his career, in addition to 283 scored runs and an OPS of .716. His slugging percentage is .383 and he has racked up 1,039 bases. He has gone down on strikes 565 times and has walked on 318 occasions, contributing to a .332 OBP.
The Wiz have swiped 52 bags and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 11.9%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,932 putouts on the campaign, as well as 675 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which puts them in 6th in KBO and have earned 56 double plays.
The Wiz have an ERA of 4.39 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 493 hitters. KT has surrendered 692 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 314 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Wiz pitchers have allowed 51 home runs in addition to 344 total runs (2nd in the league).
LG has 42 home runs so far this season in addition to 386 RBIs. They have put up 129 doubles, while walking 343 times and earning 408 runs. The LG Twins are sitting with a team OBP of .374 in addition to a team batting average of .285 for the season. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .395 and they are scoring 5.37 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have been rung up on 467 occasions (10th in KBO) and have 740 base knocks.
Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. For the 1,818 at-bats in his professional career, Hong has a batting average of .304 with 552 base hits. He has hit a home run 13 times, with 727 total bases and also a .400 slugging percentage. Hong has earned a free base 333 times while striking out on 367 chances. He has accrued 355 runs and also has 192 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .427 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .827.
The LG Twins have turned 66 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 680 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 2,069 putouts on the campaign. In their 66 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 53 times and been caught 13 times (19.7% caught stealing rate).
The LG pitching staff have surrendered 321 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.53 (270 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 37 dingers and they relinquish 4.19 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.320 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (523 strikeouts against 269 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 641.
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG
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