LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (62-36, 1st in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Sunday, August 20, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (55-43, 2nd in KBO).

As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have earned a total of 556 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .371. The Twins have recorded 173 doubles as a unit and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have 521 RBI's and 979 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .285. LG has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 583 times, while taking a walk on 436 occasions.

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Hae Min Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his career, Park has drilled 48 baseballs over the fence while driving in 501 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .384 and he has racked up 1,881 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 5,606 times and got on base with a hit 1,409 times. He has been struck out 811 times and has taken a walk on 493 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base percentage. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 for his baseball career, with 862 runs scored and an OPS of .738.

The LG Twins have earned 2,722 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 925 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is at .976 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 90 double plays. The Twins have stolen 78 bases and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 20.4%.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.64 on the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 696 batters. LG has surrendered 864 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 367 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have relinquished 48 home runs and also 426 total runs (8th in KBO).

The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .390 and they have an average of 4.47 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 342 times as well as recording 443 runs. SSG has knocked in 87 HRs this season and 414 runs batted in. They have struck out on 658 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 871 base knocks. The SSG Landers have earned an OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .259 this season.

Seong Han Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Over the course of the 1,402 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .280 with 393 hits. He has homered 14 times, as well as 506 total bases and also a .361 slugging %. Park has drawn a free base 175 times while striking out on 235 chances. He has recorded 173 runs in addition to having earned 146 runs batted in. His on-base % is .360 and he has a career OPS of .721.

The SSG Landers have turned 107 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 1,025 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 2,641 putouts this season. Out of their 114 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 77 times and been caught 37 times (32.5% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 432 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.00 (391 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 69 homers and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.493 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 (670 strikeouts against 427 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 887.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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