Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (32-30, 4th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 24, 2023, where they'll meet the LG Twins (40-25, 2nd in KBO).
Lotte is slugging .348 and have been rung up 430 times, while drawing a walk on 223 occasions. They have earned 256 runs batted in and 538 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. The Giants have accrued 87 two-baggers as a team and have hit 26 balls out of the park. They have tallied 281 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.
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Chi-Hong Ahn is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Ahn has drilled 134 balls out of the park while knocking in 810 runs. His slugging percentage is .437 and he has racked up 2,388 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 6,212 times and has come through with a base hit 1,624 times. He has been struck out 821 times and earned a walk on 526 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. Ahn has hit .297 for his time in baseball, in addition to 802 runs scored and an OPS of .799.
The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 1,666 putouts thus far, as well as 566 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and they have turned 44 double plays. The Giants have stolen 46 bases and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.1%.
The Giants have an ERA of 4.35 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 474 batters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 36 home runs and 284 runs in total (6th in KBO). Lotte has yielded 587 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 268 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50.
The Twins hold a team slugging % of .393 and they are recording 5.28 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have notched 117 doubles, while getting a free base 300 times as well as putting up 354 runs. LG has 36 home runs for the year to go along with 337 RBIs. They have been rung up on 412 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 648 hits. The LG Twins hold a team on-base percentage of .371 and a team batting average of .283 on the year.
Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has recorded a free base 349 times while striking out on 748 chances. He has amassed 564 runs and racked up 539 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .345 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .786. He has hit the long ball 105 times, as well as 1,667 total bases and a .441 slugging percentage. In the 3,783 at-bats in his career, Dean has accumulated a batting average of .281 in addition to having 1,062 hits.
Of their 61 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 48 times and been caught 13 times (21.3% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Twins have recorded 593 assists, 68 errors and have earned 1,817 putouts during this campaign.
The LG pitching staff have yielded 296 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.66 (246 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 35 homers and they relinquish 4.40 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.345 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.90 (459 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 572.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG
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