Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (31-16, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (26-17, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 196 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Giants have tallied 63 doubles as a squad and have smacked 16 balls out of the park. They have accrued 178 runs batted in as well as 369 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .258. Lotte is slugging .349 and have been called out on strikes 277 times, while taking a walk on 158 occasions.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Ahn has hit 134 balls over the fence while knocking in 803 runs. His slugging percentage is .438 and he has totaled 2,368 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,137 times and also came through with a base hit 1,605 times. He has struck out 812 times and has taken a walk on 518 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. Ahn has an average at the plate of .297 for his career, in addition to 794 runs scored and an OPS of .800.

The Lotte Giants have a tally of 1,154 putouts on the campaign, as well as 376 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Giants have swiped 35 bases and have been caught 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 23.9%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41. Giants pitchers have given up 22 long balls and 181 total runs (7th in KBO). Lotte has given up 386 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 171 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.01 for the year (7th in the league), and they have rung up 339 batters.

The LG Twins hold an OBP of .376 as well as a team batting average of .290 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 288 instances (9th in KBO) and have earned 477 base knocks. LG has recorded 30 home runs on the year and 243 RBIs. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .402 and they earn 5.33 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have 80 two-baggers, while taking a walk 222 times and putting up 256 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. During the 3,715 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has hit .280 in addition to having 1,040 base hits. He has gone yard 102 times, with 1,625 total bases and also a .437 slugging %. Dean has recorded a free base 342 times while being called out on strikes on 737 attempts. He has a total of 549 runs in addition to having 527 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .344 and he holds a career OPS of .781.

In their 40 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 31 times and been caught 9 times (22.5% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in the league). The Twins have accrued 422 assists, 51 errors and have 1,302 putouts on the campaign.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.286 with a FIP of 4.13 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (319 strikeouts vs 158 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 400. They have allowed 24 dingers and they yield 4.13 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The LG pitching staff have given up 199 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.28 (158 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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