LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (14-15, 7th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (19-12, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

LG has a slugging rate of .403 and have been rung up 183 times, while being walked on 151 occasions. They have recorded 163 RBI's and 311 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .294. The Twins have earned 53 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 17 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 171 runs scored and hold an OBP of .385. As a unit, the LG Twins are compiling 5.5 runs/g, which ranks them 1st in KBO.

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Austin Dean is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .361 in his time in baseball, in addition to 18 scored runs and an OPS of .889. He has struck out 19 times and has taken a walk on 9 occasions, contributing to a .402 OBP. In his career, Dean has hit 3 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 25 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .487 and he has racked up 58 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 132 times and has come through with a hit 43 times.

The LG Twins have amassed 843 putouts so far this season, in addition to 290 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .971 which is 9th in the league and they have turned 28 double plays. The Twins have swiped 29 bags and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 19.4%.

The Twins have a team ERA of 3.52 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 212 hitters. LG has yielded 265 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 110 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have given up 13 home runs and also 143 runs (2nd in baseball).

The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .361 and they have an average of 4.52 runs per game (5th in the league). They have recorded 40 doubles, while taking a walk 102 times as well as scoring 131 runs. Samsung has 22 home runs so far this season to go along with 128 RBIs. They have struck out on 207 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 247 base hits. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a free base 63 times while being called out on strikes on 196 chances. He has accounted for 113 runs and notched 82 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .308 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .700. He has hit the long ball 17 times, in addition to having 356 bases in total and also a .392 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 909 at-bats in his pro career, Pirela has earned a batting average of .257 in addition to 234 hits.

Out of their 21 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 7 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 281 assists, 12 errors and have a total of 784 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.417 and have a FIP of 4.72 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 (204 strikeouts against 102 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 268. They have allowed 22 homers and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 137 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.52 (131 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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