LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jeong-dae Bae and the KT Wiz (80-62, 4th in KBO last season) play the LG Twins (87-55, 2nd in KBO last year) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

The Twins recorded 208 two-baggers as a squad and smacked 118 baseballs out of the stadium. LG had a slugging % of .396 and struck out 924 times, while being walked on 501 occasions. As a squad, the LG Twins earned 5.0 runs per game, which ranked them 3rd in baseball. They accrued 674 RBI's as well as 1,325 base knocks for the previous season, and their batting average finished at .269. They notched a total of 715 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .346.

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Hae Min Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Park has an average at the plate of .287 for his time in baseball, in addition to 803 runs scored and an OPS of .738. He has struck out 761 times and has gotten a free base on 458 occasions, contributing to a .353 on-base percentage. For his career, Park has drilled 45 baseballs over the fence while driving in 463 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .385 in addition to earning 1,758 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 5,209 times and came through with a base base hit 1,309 times.

The Twins stole 113 bases and were thrown out 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage was 18.7%. The LG Twins had 3,864 putouts last season, in addition to 1,394 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate was previously at .983 which was 1st in the league and earned 139 double plays.

The Twins held a team earned run average of 3.33 for the previous season (1st in the league), and they rung up 1,031 hitters. Twins pitchers allowed 94 home runs and 521 runs in total (9th in the league). LG allowed 1,179 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 476 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.29 and the pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Wiz held a slugging % of .375 and they averaged 4.38 runs per game (7th in the league). They have notched 192 doubles, while walking 519 times and putting up 631 runs. KT was sitting with 119 long balls last season as well as 588 runs batted in. They were rung up on 1,183 occasions (2nd in the league) and earned a total of 1,237 hits. The KT Wiz had an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .254 in the previous season.

Jeong-dae Bae is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Bae has drawn a walk 199 times while striking out on 466 chances. He has recorded 271 runs in addition to having 200 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .342 and he also has a career OPS of .710. He has hit it out of the park 32 times, as well as 642 total bases and also a .368 slugging percentage. In the 1,745 at-bats in his career, Bae has accrued an average at the plate of .261 in addition to having 456 base knocks.

The KT Wiz turned 132 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Wiz recorded 1,425 assists, 97 errors and are sitting with 3,862 putouts over the course of last season. In their 95 attempts at stealing a base, they made it 69 times and were caught 26 times (27.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz held a team WHIP of 1.465 in addition to having a FIP of 5.65 as a team for the previous season. They finished at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 52. The KT pitching staff surrendered 27 runs for the previous season while holding an ERA of 5.44 (26 earned runs given up). They had a K/BB ratio of 3.27 (36 strikeouts vs 11 bases on balls). They conceded 4 homers and they relinquished 5.65 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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