LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (44-43, 6th in KBO) play the LG Twins (57-35, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

The Twins have tallied 159 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 52 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .390 and have been rung up 556 times, while being walked on 413 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have earned 479 runs batted in as well as 911 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .282. They are sitting with 509 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .369.

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Hae Min Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Park has hit 48 baseballs out of the park while driving in 499 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .384 in addition to earning 1,876 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 5,584 times and has come through with a base hit 1,404 times. He has been struck out 809 times and has been walked on 491 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base %. Park has an average at the plate of .287 in his time in baseball, with 860 runs scored and an OPS of .738.

The Twins have stolen 75 bags and have been caught 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 20.2%. The LG Twins have accounted for 2,563 putouts thus far, as well as 864 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is at .976 which has them sitting 9th in the league and they have turned 85 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have yielded 46 long balls and 400 runs in total (8th in baseball). LG has allowed 814 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 343 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.61 for the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has struck out 648 batters.

The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a batting average of .265 so far this season. They have been rung up on 617 instances (7th in KBO) and have 807 base knocks. Kia is sitting with 61 HRs this year as well as 396 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .378 and they average 4.79 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have notched 135 doubles, while walking 320 times as well as notching 426 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has earned a walk 212 times while being called out on strikes on 408 occasions. He has recorded 323 runs and racked up 229 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .308 and he also has a career OPS of .617. He has gone yard 12 times, as well as 742 total bases and also a .309 slugging percentage. For the 2,404 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .248 in addition to 596 hits.

Of their 78 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 60 times and been caught 18 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 792 assists, 55 errors and have 2,368 putouts this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.427 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.72 (642 strikeouts vs 374 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 752. They have relinquished 48 homers and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have given up 378 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.89 (341 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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