Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (34-23, 2nd in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (25-31, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging % of .358 and have been called out on strikes 386 times, while getting the free base on 184 occasions. They have tallied 226 RBI's in addition to 481 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .251. The Lions have compiled 72 doubles as a team and have hit 41 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 238 runs while holding a team OBP of .323. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 7th in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Koo has drilled 126 balls out of the park while knocking in 627 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .497 and he has a total of 1,958 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,438 times and has delivered a base knock 1,228 times. He has struck out 787 times and earned a walk on 396 occasions, which has contributed to a .378 OBP. Koo has an average at the plate of .312 in his time in baseball, in addition to 750 runs scored and an OPS of .875.

The Lions have swiped 26 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.7%. The Samsung Lions have 1,512 putouts on the year, in addition to 538 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 1st in the league and they have turned 39 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.86 for the year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 392 batters. Lions pitchers have given up 46 long balls and 286 runs in total (1st in the league). Samsung has surrendered 547 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 272 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .386 and they are earning 5.10 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have hit 96 doubles, while getting a free base 260 times and racking up 301 runs. LG has 33 HRs for the year and 288 runs batted in. They have struck out on 364 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 563 hits. The LG Twins have compiled a team OBP of .366 in addition to a team batting average of .280 for the year.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Hong has recorded a walk 321 times while being called out on strikes on 361 attempts. His OBP sits at .424 and he has earned a career OPS of .820. Over the course of the 1,755 at-bats in his career, Hong has recorded a batting average of .300 in addition to 527 hits. He has a total of 336 runs and also has 181 RBIs. He has gone deep 13 times, in addition to having 695 total bases and also a .396 slugging %.

The LG Twins have twisted 52 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 528 assists, 60 errors and have accounted for 1,601 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 56 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 45 times and been caught 11 times (19.6% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff have allowed 265 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.70 (219 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 32 home runs and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.352 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (407 strikeouts vs 215 walks). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 506.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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