LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (22-32, 8th in KBO) play the LG Twins (32-20, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

The Twins have recorded 86 doubles as a team and have knocked 31 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 321 times, while taking a walk on 234 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are notching 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have compiled 256 RBI's in addition to 511 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .284. They have earned a total of 269 runs scored and hold an OBP of .369.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong is sitting with a batting avereage of .302 for his time in baseball, in addition to 332 runs scored and an OPS of .824. He has gone down on strikes 355 times and has walked on 319 at-bats, contributing to a .425 on-base %. In his career, Hong has drilled 13 balls out of the park while driving in 180 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .399 and he has a total of 692 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 2,136 times and got on base with a base hit 524 times.

The Twins have swiped 42 bags and have been gunned down 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.8%. The LG Twins are sitting with 1,437 putouts on the campaign, as well as 479 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which ranks 10th in the league and have accumulated 47 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.94 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Twins pitchers have yielded 29 home runs and also 226 total runs (5th in KBO). LG has yielded 443 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 185 earned runs. The Twins have a team ERA of 3.48 for the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 352 batters.

Kiwoom has recorded 23 long balls for the year as well as 199 RBIs. They have 84 two-baggers, while taking a walk 175 times and putting up 208 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .249 over the course of the season. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .342 and they tally 3.85 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 407 instances (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 465 base hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 242 times while striking out on 516 tries. He has a total of 433 runs and also has 273 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .736. He has hit a home run 21 times, in addition to having 986 total bases and also a .383 slugging percentage. During the 2,572 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .293 and has racked up 754 base knocks.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 516 assists, 44 errors and have a total of 1,434 putouts this year. In their 60 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 44 times and been caught 16 times (26.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 216 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.58 (190 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 23 long balls and they yield 4.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.301 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.65 (381 strikeouts vs 144 walks). They rank 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 478.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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