LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (32-20, 2nd in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (22-32, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have accounted for 269 runs while having a team OBP of .369. The Twins have recorded 86 doubles as a team and have knocked 31 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 256 runs batted in in addition to 511 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .284. LG is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 321 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his career, Dean has slapped 103 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 529 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 4,159 times and has notched a base knock 1,044 times. Dean has a batting average of .280 for his career in baseball, in addition to 552 runs scored and an OPS of .781. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .438 and he has racked up 1,634 bases. He has been struck out 743 times and has walked on 342 occasions, which has contributed to a .343 OBP.

The LG Twins have amassed 1,437 putouts this year, in addition to 479 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is at .973 which ranks 10th in KBO and have accumulated 47 double plays. The Twins have swiped 42 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.8%.

The Twins have an ERA of 3.48 for the year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 352 batters. LG has yielded 443 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 185 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Twins pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs and 226 total runs (5th in the league).

Kiwoom has hit 23 HRs for the year as well as 199 RBIs. The have tallied 84 two-baggers, while getting a free base 175 times as well as scoring 208 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .249 on the season. The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .342 and they are earning 3.85 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 407 instances (2nd in the league) and have recorded 465 base hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has recorded a free base 361 times while fanning on 298 chances. His on-base rate is .405 and he has a lifetime OPS of .894. Over the course of the 3,353 at-bats in his career, Lee has accumulated a batting average of .338 in addition to 1,134 base knocks. He has recorded 558 runs and also has 497 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 64 times, with 1,641 bases in total and also a .489 slugging percentage.

Out of their 60 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 44 times and been caught 16 times (26.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 516 assists, 44 errors and are sitting with 1,434 putouts for the year.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.301 with a FIP of 4.07 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.65 (381 strikeouts vs 144 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 478. They have allowed 23 HR's and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 216 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (190 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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