LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (19-19, 6th in KBO) host the LG Twins (27-15, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, May 26, 2023.

As a team, the LG Twins are earning 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have tallied 230 runs while holding a team OBP of .380. The Twins have compiled 75 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 25 balls out of the park. They have 219 RBI's as well as 428 base knocks for the year, and their batting average sits at .291. LG has a slugging rate of .401 and have been rung up 259 times, while drawing a walk on 205 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Hong has earned a batting average of .300 in his time in baseball, in addition to 326 runs scored and an OPS of .822. He has fanned 347 times and has taken a walk on 314 at-bats, which has contributed to a .424 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Hong has hit 13 balls out of the park while driving in 175 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .398 and he has racked up 677 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 2,095 times and also came through with a base hit 511 times.

The LG Twins have earned a total of 1,170 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 382 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which puts them in 10th in KBO and have accumulated 38 double plays. The Twins have swiped 29 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 23.7%.

The Twins have an ERA of 3.35 on the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 284 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 22 home runs in addition to 185 runs (4th in KBO). LG has yielded 357 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 145 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

The Kia Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .327 as well as a team batting average of .260 for the year. They have been rung up on 307 occasions (6th in the league) and have 338 base hits. Kia has a total of 22 home runs so far this year in addition to 146 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .351 and they score 4.18 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have put up 44 doubles, while taking a walk 121 times and recording 159 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,033 times while fanning on 1,259 tries. He is sitting with 1,178 runs in addition to having 1,484 runs batted in. His on-base % is .402 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .936. He has gone yard 360 times, as well as 3,821 total bases and a .534 slugging percentage. In the 7,153 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .312 and has racked up 2,235 hits.

In their 36 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 347 assists, 28 errors and have accounted for 1,009 putouts on the season.

The Kia pitching staff have given up 151 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.51 (131 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 20 homers and they allow 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.410 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.61 (270 strikeouts against 168 free passes). They sit at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 306.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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