Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (23-18, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (16-24, 9th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 9th in KBO. They have notched a total of 191 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. The Heroes have hit 58 doubles as a squad and have knocked 38 balls out of the park. They have 185 runs batted in as well as 362 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .262. Kiwoom is slugging .395 and have struck out 297 times, while being walked on 128 occasions.

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Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Dawson has hit 134 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 576 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,692 times and has notched a hit 1,114 times. Dawson has accumulated a batting average of .273 in his time in baseball, in addition to 689 runs scored and an OPS of .806. His career slugging percentage is .445 and he has racked up 1,814 bases. He has fanned 985 times and has taken a walk on 484 occasions, which has contributed to a .361 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 27 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,063 putouts on the campaign, as well as 372 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have accumulated 38 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 5.36 on the year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 249 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 414 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 211 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56. Heroes pitchers have yielded 33 home runs and 229 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .407 and they tally 5.35 runs per contest (5th in the league). The have tallied 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 196 times as well as racking up 230 runs. LG has a total of 32 home runs for the season as well as 215 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 291 occasions (9th in baseball) and have tallied 418 hits. The LG Twins have earned an on-base percentage of .371 as well as a team batting average of .284 so far this year.

Hae Min Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has tallied a free base 517 times while being called out on strikes on 871 plate appearances. He has accumulated 909 runs in addition to having 540 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .352 and he has earned a career OPS of .734. He has hit a home run 52 times, with 1,989 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage. For the 5,208 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .286 in addition to having 1,492 base knocks.

The LG Twins have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 406 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,149 putouts on the campaign. Of their 62 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 48 times and been caught 14 times (22.6% caught stealing rate).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.470 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.17 (345 strikeouts against 159 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 404. They have relinquished 33 HR's and they relinquish 4.75 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The LG pitching staff have relinquished 202 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.25 (181 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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