LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (14-12, 4th in KBO) host the LG Twins (15-11, 3rd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

LG has a slugging % of .407 and have been called out on strikes 147 times, while drawing a walk on 129 occasions. They have accrued 139 RBI's in addition to 264 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .299. The Twins have tallied 49 doubles as a unit and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They have earned 147 runs scored while having a team OBP of .390. As a unit, the LG Twins are recording 5.7 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in KBO.

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Hyun Soo Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. For his career, Kim has hit 7 baseballs out of the park while driving in 36 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .368 and he has totaled 190 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 584 times and also came through with a base hit 141 times. He has fanned 97 times and has gotten a free base on 58 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .351 OBP. Kim has an average at the plate of .273 for his career in baseball, with 56 runs scored and an OPS of .719.

The LG Twins have earned a total of 705 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 242 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .967 which ranks 9th in the league and they have twisted 22 double plays. The Twins have swiped 26 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.2%.

The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.49 on the season (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 182 hitters. Twins pitchers have conceded 11 long balls in addition to 123 total runs (1st in baseball). LG has relinquished 226 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 91 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The NC Dinos have compiled an OBP of .346 and a batting average of .262 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 233 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 227 hits. NC has recorded 15 HRs this season to go along with 100 runs batted in. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .362 and they average 4.23 runs per outing (6th in baseball). The have tallied 32 two-baggers, while getting a free base 91 times as well as scoring 110 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Over the course of the 3,627 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .326 in addition to having 1,181 hits. He has gone yard 99 times, as well as 1,759 total bases and also a .485 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 333 times while striking out on 544 plate appearances. He has accounted for 646 runs and has 552 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .390 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .875.

Of their 29 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 19 times and been caught 10 times (34.5% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have twisted 23 double plays and have a fielding rate of .967 (10th in the league). The Dinos have racked up 229 assists, 31 errors and have amassed 687 putouts this year.

The NC pitching staff have given up 98 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.26 (83 earned runs yielded). They have given up 13 home runs and they concede 3.85 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.231 in addition to having a FIP of 3.85 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.42 (220 strikeouts against 91 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 191.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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