LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (41-58, 9th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (61-35, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

The Twins have earned 169 doubles as a unit and have smacked 59 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been rung up 573 times, while being walked on 433 occasions. As a squad, the LG Twins are earning 5.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have 510 runs batted in as well as 956 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .284. They have accounted for 545 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .371.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his professional baseball career, Hong has drilled 48 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 499 runs. For his career, he came to bat 5,584 times and has come through with a base hit 1,404 times. Hong has accumulated a batting average of .287 for his career, in addition to 860 scored runs and an OPS of .738. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .384 and he has a total of 1,876 bases. He has struck out 809 times and earned a walk on 491 occasions, which contributes in part to a .354 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins have earned 2,671 putouts this season, as well as 904 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which is 9th in the league and have accumulated 88 double plays. The Twins have swiped 77 bags and have been thrown out 20 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.6%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have conceded 47 home runs in addition to 417 runs (7th in KBO). LG has given up 847 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 359 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 3.63 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 680 hitters.

The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .263 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 680 occasions (5th in the league) and have accounted for 908 hits. Samsung has tallied 60 home runs on the year in addition to 411 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they earn 4.33 runs per game (7th in the league). They have hit 152 doubles, while walking 327 times and scoring 433 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has drawn a free base 30 times while striking out on 109 attempts. He has scored 62 runs and has 63 runs batted in. His on-base % is .280 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .637. He has gone deep 16 times, with 199 total bases and also a .357 slugging percentage. For the 557 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has earned a batting average of .239 in addition to 133 base knocks.

In their 70 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 51 times and been caught 19 times (27.1% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have twisted 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 987 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 2,683 putouts for the season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.469 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a squad so far this year. They have a ranking of 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 985. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 509 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.63 (460 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 (649 strikeouts against 328 free passes). They have yielded 82 long balls and they give up 5.12 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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