LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (37-36, 4th in KBO) play the LG Twins (48-28, 1st in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

The Twins have tallied 134 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 43 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 479 times, while drawing a walk on 347 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are putting up 5.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have accumulated 398 RBI's in addition to 761 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .285. They have accumulated 420 runs scored and hold an OBP of .373.

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Hae Min Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Park has hit .287 for his career, in addition to 847 runs scored and an OPS of .738. He has struck out 805 times and has been walked on 486 occasions, contributing to a .353 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 491 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .384 in addition to earning 1,855 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,520 times and has come through with a base hit 1,386 times.

The Twins have swiped 56 bags and have been caught 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 20.0%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 2,123 putouts this year, in addition to 705 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which has them sitting 10th in the league and they have twisted 69 double plays.

The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.60 on the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 539 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 38 long balls in addition to 336 runs in total (5th in baseball). LG has given up 665 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 283 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Lotte Giants have a team OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .254 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 504 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 623 base hits. Lotte is sitting with 31 home runs this year to go along with 289 runs batted in. The Giants have a SLG% of .342 and they are scoring 4.30 runs per game (6th in the league). They have 98 doubles, while getting a free base 257 times and recording 314 runs.

Seung Min Go is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Go has drawn a walk 69 times while going down on strikes on 136 attempts. His OBP comes in at .349 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .744. For the 582 official at-bats in his career, Go has accrued an average at the plate of .273 with 159 base hits. He has accumulated 80 runs in addition to having earned 60 RBIs. He has gone yard 8 times, in addition to having 230 total bases and a .395 slugging percentage.

Of their 73 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 51 times and been caught 22 times (30.1% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Giants have recorded 683 assists, 40 errors and are sitting with 1,954 putouts so far this season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.479 and have a FIP of 4.53 as a team for the season. They come in at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 673. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 328 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.22 (305 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 (545 strikeouts against 290 walks). They have conceded 43 homers and they concede 4.53 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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