LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (80-62, 4th in KBO last season) host the LG Twins (87-55, 2nd in KBO last year) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

LG had a slugging % of .396 and were rung up 924 times, while being walked on 501 occasions. They tallied 674 RBI's and 1,325 base knocks for the prior year, while their batting average finished at .269. The Twins hit 208 two-baggers as a unit and hit 118 balls out of the park. They racked up 715 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .346. As a unit, the LG Twins compiled 5.0 runs per game, which had them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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Ji Hwan Oh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Oh has slapped 146 balls out of the park while knocking in 745 runs. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 6,409 times and got on base with a hit 1,466 times. Oh has accumulated a batting average of .265 in his time in baseball, in addition to 880 runs scored and an OPS of .764. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .414 in addition to having tallied 2,293 bases. He has struck out 1,423 times and earned a walk on 670 at-bats, which has contributed to a .350 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins had 3,864 putouts over the course of last season, in addition to 1,394 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate finished at .983 which was 1st in the league and had a total of 139 double plays. The Twins swiped 113 bases and were gunned down 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage came in at 18.7%.

The Twins had an earned run average of 3.33 for the previous season (1st in KBO), and the staff rung up 1,031 hitters. LG surrendered 1,179 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 476 earned runs. They had a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Twins pitchers allowed 94 home runs in addition to 521 total runs (9th in the league).

The KT Wiz had a team OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .254 during the previous year. They struck out on 1,183 instances (2nd in baseball) and notched a total of 1,237 base hits. KT accumulated 119 HRs last year to go along with 588 runs batted in. The Wiz held a team SLG% of .375 and they scored 4.38 runs per contest (7th in KBO). The have tallied 192 doubles, while taking a walk 519 times and scoring 631 runs.

ByungHo Park is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Park has drawn a walk 21 times while being called out on strikes on 80 attempts. He is sitting with 28 runs and also has 24 runs batted in. His OBP is .275 and he has earned a career OPS of .684. He has hit it out of the park 12 times, with 88 total bases and a .409 slugging %. For the 215 at-bats in his pro career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .191 with 41 hits.

The KT Wiz turned 132 double plays and had a fielding rate of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Wiz racked up 1,425 assists, 97 errors and earned a total of 3,862 putouts for the previous season. In their 95 tries at getting a steal, they made it 69 times and were caught 26 times (27.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz held a team WHIP of 1.465 and had a FIP of 5.65 as a unit last year. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 (36 strikeouts against 11 bases on balls). They were ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 52. They surrendered 4 homers and they surrender 5.65 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The KT pitching staff gave up 27 runs for the previous season and come in with a team ERA of 5.44 (26 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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