LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Ji Hwan Oh and the LG Twins (1-1, 5th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (2-0, 1st in KBO).

The Twins have compiled 6 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 0 balls out of the park. LG is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 10 times, while taking a walk on 10 occasions. As a squad, the LG Twins are scoring 8.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in KBO. They have 16 RBI's in addition to 27 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .333. They have 16 runs and have an on-base percentage of .409.

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Ji Hwan Oh is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Oh has earned a batting average of .265 for his baseball career, with 882 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has fanned 1,425 times and has taken a walk on 671 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .350 on-base %. In his career, Oh has drilled 146 baseballs out of the park while driving in 746 runs. His slugging percentage is .415 and he has a total of 2,297 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 6,419 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,469 times.

The Twins have stolen 1 bag. The LG Twins are sitting with 57 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 13 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .959 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 0 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.68. Twins pitchers have surrendered 3 home runs and also 20 runs in total (1st in the league). LG has surrendered 25 base hits (11.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 14 earned runs. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 6.63 this season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 17 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .365 in addition to a team batting average of .308 on the season. They have been rung up on 13 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 24 hits. Kiwoom has a total of 0 home runs for the year as well as 10 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .423 and they tally 5.00 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have recorded 7 doubles, while taking a walk 6 times as well as scoring 10 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has tallied a free base 335 times while going down on strikes on 282 occasions. His on-base percentage comes in at .407 and he also has a career OPS of .901. During the 3,155 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .341 and has racked up 1,077 base hits. He has tallied 532 runs and notched 470 RBIs. He has gone yard 59 times, with 1,557 bases in total and also a .494 slugging percentage.

Of their 2 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 2 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 2 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .936 (10th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 16 assists, 5 errors and have a total of 57 putouts on the campaign.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 20. The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 8 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 1.42 (3 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.67 (23 strikeouts against 3 free passes). They have allowed 0 homers and they yield 3.79 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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