LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (14-15, 7th in KBO) host the LG Twins (19-12, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, May 12, 2023.

As a team, the LG Twins are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which is 1st in the league. They have 171 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .385. The Twins have recorded 53 two-baggers as a team and have hit 17 balls out of the park. They have accrued 163 runs batted in as well as 311 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .294. LG has a slugging % of .403 and have been called out on strikes 183 times, while getting the free base on 151 occasions.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .313 in his time in baseball, with 1,148 runs scored and an OPS of .875. He has fanned 880 times and earned a walk on 982 at-bats, contributing to a .395 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 244 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,331 runs. His career slugging percentage is .480 and he has a total of 3,477 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 8,401 times and has come through with a base hit 2,270 times.

The LG Twins have amassed 843 putouts this season, in addition to 290 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .971 which has them ranked 9th in the league and they have turned 28 double plays. The Twins have stolen 29 bases and have been caught 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 19.4%.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.52 for the season (3rd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 212 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 13 home runs and 143 total runs (2nd in the league). LG has surrendered 265 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 110 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33.

The Lions have a slugging percentage of .361 and they are recording 4.52 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 40 doubles, while getting a free base 102 times as well as scoring 131 runs. Samsung has a total of 22 home runs on the campaign in addition to 128 RBIs. They have struck out on 207 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 247 hits. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .250 for the year.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Koo has recorded a walk 388 times while being called out on strikes on 775 attempts. He has accumulated 742 runs and has 615 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .379 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .877. He has hit the long ball 125 times, as well as 1,925 bases in total and also a .498 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,864 at-bats in his career, Koo has accumulated a batting average of .313 and has racked up 1,210 hits.

Of their 21 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 7 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 281 assists, 12 errors and have 784 putouts this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.417 and have a FIP of 4.72 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.00 (204 strikeouts against 102 free passes). They sit at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 268. They have given up 22 dingers and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 137 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.52 (131 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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