Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (14-13, 5th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (20-7, 1st in KBO) on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 6.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have notched a total of 164 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .371. The Tigers have hit 57 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have recorded 157 RBI's in addition to 275 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .291. Kia is slugging .455 and have been called out on strikes 158 times, while being walked on 113 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Brito has hit .281 for his career, in addition to 917 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has struck out 1,288 times and has walked on 466 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Brito has slapped 139 balls out of the park while driving in 796 runs. His slugging percentage is .433 and he has racked up 2,637 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 6,655 times and has come through with a base hit 1,713 times.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 725 putouts so far this season, in addition to 264 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .970 which ranks 10th in KBO and they have turned 23 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 20 bases and have been gunned down 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 16.7%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.47 so far this season (1st in KBO), and the staff has struck out 230 batters. Kia has relinquished 231 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 93 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have conceded 22 home runs and 120 runs (9th in baseball).

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .403 and they are scoring 5.48 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 44 doubles, while walking 128 times as well as scoring 159 runs. LG has knocked in 21 home runs on the campaign as well as 151 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 205 instances (7th in KBO) and have a total of 290 hits. The LG Twins have recorded a team OBP of .370 in addition to a batting average of .289 so far this year.

Austin Dean is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has drawn a free base 395 times while striking out on 806 occasions. He has amassed 625 runs and has 604 RBIs. His on-base rate is .348 and he has a career OPS of .796. He has gone deep 124 times, with 1,864 total bases and also a .448 slugging %. During the 4,160 official at-bats in his career, Dean has earned a batting average of .283 in addition to 1,179 hits.

Of their 32 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 24 times and been caught 8 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Twins have accrued 263 assists, 21 errors and have earned 771 putouts for the year.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.482 with a FIP of 5.08 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (222 strikeouts against 110 walks). They sit at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 271. They have allowed 25 home runs and they concede 5.08 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The LG pitching staff have given up 145 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.52 (129 earned runs allowed).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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