LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (54-33, 1st in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, August 4, 2023, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (36-53, 10th in KBO).

The Twins have accrued 153 doubles as a team and have smacked 48 balls out of the stadium. LG is slugging .392 and have been rung up 530 times, while getting the free base on 393 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are recording 5.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO. They have earned 458 RBI's in addition to 868 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .284. They have notched a total of 484 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .372.

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Austin Dean is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 108 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 555 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,309 times and has delivered with a hit 1,083 times. Dean has recorded a batting average of .280 for his career, with 575 scored runs and an OPS of .783. His slugging percentage is .439 and he has totaled 1,699 bases. He has gone down on strikes 765 times and earned a walk on 357 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .344 OBP.

The LG Twins have amassed 2,425 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 817 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Twins have stolen 68 bases and have been caught 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 19.0%.

The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.60 on the campaign (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 611 hitters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 42 long balls and also 378 runs in total (8th in the league). LG has conceded 763 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 323 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33.

Samsung has accumulated 54 HRs for the season in addition to 371 runs batted in. They have hit 136 doubles, while walking 299 times and racking up 387 runs. The Samsung Lions are sitting with an OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .260 on the year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .364 and they are recording 4.30 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 625 occasions (5th in baseball) and have accounted for 810 base hits.

Jose Pirela is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has earned a walk 721 times while fanning on 1,289 attempts. His OBP sits at .349 and he has earned a career OPS of .785. Over the course of the 8,112 at-bats in his career, Pirela has recorded a batting average of .286 in addition to having 2,320 hits. He has accumulated 1,275 runs in addition to having earned 1,058 runs batted in. He has gone yard 205 times, as well as 3,533 bases in total and also a .436 slugging percentage.

Out of their 54 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 39 times and been caught 15 times (27.8% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have twisted 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Lions have accrued 874 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 2,417 putouts for the season.

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.459 and have a FIP of 5.11 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 880. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 457 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (412 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.04 (603 strikeouts against 295 walks). They have surrendered 74 homers and they yield 5.11 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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