NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (8-5, 3rd in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (9-4, 2nd in KBO).

NC has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 121 times, while being walked on 37 occasions. They have earned 50 RBI's and 109 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .258. The Dinos have compiled 11 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 10 balls out of the park. They have tallied 55 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in KBO.

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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his professional baseball career, Park has slapped 99 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 544 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 4,037 times and has delivered with a hit 1,168 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .326 for his baseball career, in addition to 642 runs scored and an OPS of .876. His slugging percentage is .486 and he has a total of 1,740 bases. He has been struck out 534 times and has been walked on 326 occasions, which has contributed to a .390 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have 342 putouts on the campaign, as well as 112 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is at .964 which puts them in 10th in KBO and have 11 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 6 bags and have been caught 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 33.3%.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 2.29 so far this season (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 113 batters. Dinos pitchers have given up 4 long balls and also 37 runs (9th in the league). NC has allowed 97 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 29 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Twins have a team slugging % of .403 and they are recording 6.23 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have recorded 29 doubles, while getting a free base 63 times and scoring 81 runs. LG has recorded 4 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 77 RBIs. They have struck out on 68 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 133 base hits. The LG Twins have compiled an OBP of .389 in addition to a batting average of .301 on the campaign.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has drawn a walk 58 times while going down on strikes on 97 plate appearances. He has accumulated 56 runs and has 36 RBIs. His on-base rate is .351 and he has earned a career OPS of .719. He has hit the long ball 7 times, as well as 190 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage. For the 517 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .273 with 141 base hits.

Out of their 12 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 9 times and been caught 3 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .967 (7th in the league). The Twins have recorded 122 assists, 16 errors and have earned a total of 348 putouts so far this season.

The LG pitching staff have conceded 55 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.95 (38 earned runs given up). They have given up 5 dingers and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.84 (83 strikeouts against 45 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 103.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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