NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (8-5, 3rd in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (9-4, 2nd in KBO).

NC has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 121 times, while being walked on 37 occasions. They have compiled 50 RBI's as well as 109 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .258. The Dinos have hit 11 doubles as a squad and have knocked 10 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 55 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Son has slapped 169 balls out of the park while driving in 926 runs. His career slugging percentage is .458 and he has a total of 3,205 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,966 times and also came through with a hit 2,240 times. He has been struck out 1,155 times and earned a walk on 861 occasions, contributing to a .395 on-base percentage. Son has earned a batting average of .320 for his career, in addition to 1,224 scored runs and an OPS of .853.

The Dinos have stolen 6 bases and have been caught 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%. The NC Dinos have a total of 342 putouts thus far, in addition to 112 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .964 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and have a total of 11 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 2.29 on the campaign (1st in the league), and they have struck out 113 hitters. Dinos pitchers have given up 4 home runs and also 37 runs in total (9th in KBO). NC has given up 97 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 29 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

LG has 4 home runs over the course of the season as well as 77 runs batted in. They have recorded 29 doubles, while getting a free base 63 times as well as earning 81 runs. The LG Twins have accounted for an OBP of .389 and a batting average of .301 over the course of the season. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .403 and they have an average of 6.23 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 68 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 133 base hits.

Ji Hwan Oh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Oh has recorded a free base 672 times while fanning on 1,426 tries. He has amassed 884 runs and also has 750 RBIs. His OBP is .350 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .764. He has hit a home run 146 times, with 2,301 total bases and also a .414 slugging percentage. For the 5,552 official at-bats in his career, Oh has earned a batting average of .265 with 1,472 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .967 (7th in the league). The Twins have accrued 122 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 348 putouts on the campaign. Of their 12 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 9 times and been caught 3 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.84 (83 strikeouts against 45 free passes). They come in at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 103. They have surrendered 5 home runs and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The LG pitching staff have yielded 55 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 2.95 (38 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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