NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (9-6, 3rd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (10-5, 1st in KBO) on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

NC has a slugging % of .372 and have been rung up 142 times, while being walked on 53 occasions. They have amassed 62 RBI's and 129 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .261. The Dinos have accounted for 15 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 10 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 71 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .345. As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in the league.

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Jason Martin is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Martin has hit 169 balls out of the park while driving in 927 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .458 and he has racked up 3,209 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,974 times and has come through with a base hit 2,243 times. He has struck out 1,156 times and has taken a walk on 863 occasions, which has contributed to a .395 OBP. Martin has hit .320 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,225 runs scored and an OPS of .853.

The NC Dinos have earned a total of 399 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 126 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .965 which is 10th in KBO and have accumulated 11 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 7 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 36.4%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Dinos pitchers have allowed 7 long balls and 46 total runs (10th in baseball). NC has given up 111 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 38 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 2.57 for the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 131 batters.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .404 and they are recording 6.00 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have recorded 33 doubles, while taking a walk 70 times and putting up 90 runs. LG has recorded 7 HRs this year as well as 86 runs batted in. They have struck out on 82 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 147 base hits. The LG Twins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .375 in addition to a batting average of .289 for the year.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has tallied a walk 672 times while going down on strikes on 1,426 tries. His on-base percentage is .350 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .764. For the 5,552 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .265 in addition to 1,472 base hits. He has tallied 884 runs and notched 750 RBIs. He has gone deep 146 times, with 2,301 bases in total and also a .414 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .968 (9th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 144 assists, 18 errors and have earned a total of 405 putouts over the course of the season. In their 20 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 14 times and been caught 6 times (30.0% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.341 and have a FIP of 4.73 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.67 (97 strikeouts against 58 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 123. They have surrendered 6 long balls and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The LG pitching staff have given up 71 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.13 (47 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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