KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: 0

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (47-27, 1st in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (33-37, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have tallied 329 runs and hold an OBP of .337. The Wiz have accrued 114 doubles as a team and have smacked 39 balls out of the park. They have recorded 305 RBI's in addition to 662 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .263. KT has a slugging % of .361 and have been called out on strikes 555 times, while being walked on 268 occasions.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Park has hit 391 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,163 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .534 and he has accumulated 2,937 bases. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 6,487 times and came through with a base hit 1,492 times. He has fanned 1,648 times and has walked on 777 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .372 OBP. Park has hit .271 for his time in baseball, with 978 runs scored and an OPS of .839.

The Wiz have swiped 52 bases and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 11.9%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,932 putouts thus far, in addition to 675 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which is 6th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 56 double plays.

The Wiz hold a team ERA of 4.39 for the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 493 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 51 home runs in addition to 344 runs (2nd in KBO). KT has surrendered 692 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 314 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.24 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

LG has accounted for 42 home runs this year in addition to 386 runs batted in. They have recorded 129 two-baggers, while walking 343 times and notching 408 runs. The LG Twins have an on-base percentage of .374 and a team batting average of .285 so far this season. The Twins have a SLG% of .395 and they average 5.37 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have struck out on 467 instances (10th in baseball) and have tallied 740 base hits.

Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has drawn a walk 352 times while going down on strikes on 754 attempts. His OBP is .344 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .784. Over the course of the 3,813 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has hit .280 in addition to having 1,067 base hits. He has compiled 567 runs and also has 543 RBIs. He has gone yard 106 times, in addition to having 1,676 total bases and also a .440 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 680 assists, 75 errors and have accounted for 2,069 putouts during this campaign. Of their 66 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 53 times and been caught 13 times (19.7% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.320 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (523 strikeouts vs 269 walks). They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 641. They have allowed 37 home runs and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The LG pitching staff have conceded 321 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.53 (270 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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