Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (17-24, 8th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 16, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (23-19, 5th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 196 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. The Heroes have earned 60 doubles as a unit and have knocked 38 balls out of the park. They have amassed 188 runs batted in and 376 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .264. Kiwoom is slugging .395 and have been rung up 304 times, while being walked on 130 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 33 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 336 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,410 times and has come through with a base hit 922 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .300 for his time in baseball, with 528 scored runs and an OPS of .759. His slugging percentage is .398 and he has accumulated 1,221 bases. He has been struck out 575 times and has taken a walk on 289 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .360 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,090 putouts for the season, as well as 379 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 5th in KBO and have earned 39 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 27 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.54. Heroes pitchers have yielded 33 long balls in addition to 229 runs in total (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 417 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 211 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.23 on the season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 255 batters.

LG has accumulated 32 long balls so far this year as well as 215 RBIs. They have hit 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 200 times and putting up 230 runs. The LG Twins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .368 and a batting average of .281 on the season. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .401 and they score 5.23 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 297 occasions (9th in KBO) and have 421 base hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For the 2,209 at-bats in his pro career, Hong has hit .307 with 678 hits. He has homered 16 times, in addition to having 883 bases in total and a .400 slugging percentage. Hong has drawn a free base 405 times while fanning on 428 occasions. He has compiled 434 runs and racked up 243 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .428 and he also has a career OPS of .828.

Out of their 64 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 50 times and been caught 14 times (21.9% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 416 assists, 38 errors and have accounted for 1,176 putouts on the season.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.477 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.75 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 418. The LG pitching staff have allowed 207 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.20 (183 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 (352 strikeouts vs 161 free passes). They have relinquished 33 long balls and they relinquish 4.75 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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