LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (56-35, 1st in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (44-43, 6th in KBO).

The Twins have tallied 158 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 51 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .389 and have been rung up 551 times, while drawing a walk on 409 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have earned 472 runs batted in in addition to 898 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .281. They are sitting with 502 runs while holding a team OBP of .369.

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Austin Dean is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has an average at the plate of .280 for his career in baseball, in addition to 577 runs scored and an OPS of .783. He has been struck out 767 times and has walked on 358 occasions, contributing to a .344 OBP. For his career, Dean has drilled 109 balls over the fence while driving in 557 runs. His slugging percentage is .439 in addition to having tallied 1,705 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,326 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,086 times.

The LG Twins have amassed 2,536 putouts this year, in addition to 861 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and have a total of 85 double plays. The Twins have swiped 72 bags and have been caught 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 20.9%.

The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.61 so far this year (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 636 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 45 long balls and also 396 total runs (8th in KBO). LG has given up 804 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 339 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33.

The Kia Tigers have earned an OBP of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .266 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 612 instances (7th in KBO) and have 800 hits. Kia has a total of 61 home runs so far this season as well as 393 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they score 4.80 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have hit 133 two-baggers, while walking 312 times as well as scoring 422 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has tallied a free base 442 times while being called out on strikes on 1,242 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .333 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .766. Over the course of the 5,769 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has accumulated a batting average of .282 with 1,625 hits. He has accounted for 866 runs and notched 744 RBIs. He has gone yard 129 times, with 2,496 total bases and a .433 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 88 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 783 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 2,332 putouts this season. In their 78 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 60 times and been caught 18 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.427 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a squad for the season. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 742. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 374 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (337 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.72 (630 strikeouts against 367 walks). They have relinquished 47 homers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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