LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

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 Saturday, May 27, 2023.

As a squad, the LG Twins are compiling 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in KBO. They have racked up 230 runs and hold an OBP of .380. The Twins have hit 75 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. They have accrued 219 RBI's as well as 428 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is at .291. LG has a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 259 times, while being walked on 205 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Hong has hit 13 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 175 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .398 and he has totaled 677 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 2,095 times and has come through with a base hit 511 times. He has fanned 347 times and earned a walk on 314 at-bats, contributing to a .424 OBP. Hong has earned a batting average of .300 for his career in baseball, in addition to 326 scored runs and an OPS of .822.

The Twins have swiped 29 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.7%. The LG Twins have a tally of 1,170 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 382 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 38 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.35 for the season (1st in the league), and they have rung up 284 hitters. LG has surrendered 357 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 145 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Twins pitchers have allowed 22 long balls and 185 total runs (4th in the league).

The Tigers have a team slugging % of .351 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have hit 44 doubles, while getting a free base 121 times and notching 159 runs. Kia has accounted for 22 HRs on the campaign in addition to 146 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 307 instances (6th in KBO) and have recorded 338 hits. The Kia Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .327 as well as a batting average of .260 this season.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,033 times while striking out on 1,259 occasions. His OBP sits at .402 and he holds a career OPS of .936. For the 7,153 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .312 in addition to 2,235 base hits. He has recorded 1,178 runs in addition to having 1,484 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 360 times, as well as 3,821 total bases and a .534 slugging %.

Out of their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have twisted 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 347 assists, 28 errors and have 1,009 putouts for the season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.410 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.61 (270 strikeouts vs 168 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 306. They have given up 20 dingers and they yield 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 151 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.51 (131 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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