Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/31/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (30-16, 1st in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (26-16, 3rd in KBO) on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 195 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .335. The Giants have earned 62 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 16 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 177 RBI's in addition to 364 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .259. Lotte has a slugging % of .352 and have been called out on strikes 271 times, while drawing a walk on 157 occasions.

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Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Yoo has slapped 104 baseballs over the fence while driving in 459 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .413 in addition to earning 1,279 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,463 times and came through with a base base hit 823 times. He has been struck out 619 times and has been walked on 214 at-bats, contributing to a .330 OBP. Yoo has hit .266 for his career, with 353 runs scored and an OPS of .743.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with 1,130 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 366 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have twisted 28 double plays. The Giants have stolen 31 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.2%.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.04 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 336 batters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and also 178 total runs (7th in baseball). Lotte has conceded 376 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 169 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41.

LG has hit 30 HRs on the year to go along with 241 RBIs. They have hit 79 two-baggers, while getting a free base 219 times and scoring 253 runs. The LG Twins have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .377 in addition to a team batting average of .290 for the season. The Twins have a team SLG% of .403 and they average 5.38 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have struck out on 285 instances (9th in the league) and have earned 467 base hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has tallied a free base 315 times while striking out on 352 chances. He has recorded 329 runs and racked up 178 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .424 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .823. He has gone yard 13 times, in addition to having 685 bases in total and a .399 slugging percentage. During the 1,718 at-bats in his career, Hong has accumulated a batting average of .302 and has racked up 518 hits.

In their 39 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 30 times and been caught 9 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 40 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in the league). The Twins have racked up 410 assists, 49 errors and have earned a total of 1,275 putouts for the season.

The LG pitching staff have given up 198 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.32 (157 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 24 homers and they give up 4.19 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.299 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.99 (313 strikeouts vs 157 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 395.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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