LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (36-36, 4th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (47-28, 1st in KBO) on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

LG has a slugging percentage of .394 and have struck out 475 times, while being walked on 345 occasions. They have 390 RBI's and 747 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .284. The Twins have compiled 132 two-baggers as a team and have hit 42 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 412 runs while having a team OBP of .372. As a squad, the LG Twins are earning 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in KBO.

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Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 106 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 545 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 4,255 times and has delivered a base hit 1,068 times. Dean has a batting average of .280 for his baseball career, with 567 scored runs and an OPS of .783. He has earned a slugging percentage of .439 and he has totaled 1,677 bases. He has struck out 754 times and has taken a walk on 352 at-bats, contributing to a .344 on-base percentage.

The Twins have swiped 55 bases and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.3%. The LG Twins are sitting with 2,096 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 690 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is at .973 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and they have twisted 68 double plays.

The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.56 on the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 529 batters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 38 home runs in addition to 329 total runs (5th in the league). LG has yielded 652 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 276 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .341 and they earn 4.31 runs per game (6th in the league). They have 96 two-baggers, while getting a free base 255 times and racking up 310 runs. Lotte has accounted for 29 long balls over the course of the season as well as 285 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 494 instances (8th in KBO) and have tallied 616 base hits. The Lotte Giants have earned an OBP of .327 as well as a batting average of .255 this season.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Ahn has tallied a free base 530 times while striking out on 825 plate appearances. He has a total of 804 runs and also has 814 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .362 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .798. He has hit a home run 134 times, as well as 2,396 total bases and a .436 slugging percentage. In the 5,497 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has earned a batting average of .297 and has racked up 1,631 base knocks.

In their 72 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 50 times and been caught 22 times (30.6% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Giants have accrued 673 assists, 40 errors and have a total of 1,927 putouts for the year.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.480 with a FIP of 4.55 as a pitching staff on the season. They sit at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 665. The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 325 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (302 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.89 (540 strikeouts against 285 walks). They have surrendered 42 long balls and they allow 4.55 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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