LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (25-21, 5th in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, May 23, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (17-28, 9th in KBO).

As a team, the LG Twins are earning 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have earned a total of 259 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .371. The Twins have accrued 72 doubles as a unit and have hit 34 balls out of the park. They have recorded 240 runs batted in and 461 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .282. LG is slugging .400 and have struck out 325 times, while getting the free base on 226 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. For his career, Hong has hit 16 balls over the fence while driving in 247 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 2,740 times and also came through with a base hit 684 times. Hong has an average at the plate of .308 in his time in baseball, in addition to 438 runs scored and an OPS of .832. His slugging percentage is .402 in addition to having tallied 892 bases. He has fanned 431 times and has been walked on 412 at-bats, which has contributed to a .430 on-base %.

The Twins have swiped 50 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 21.9%. The LG Twins have amassed 1,281 putouts thus far, in addition to 452 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 8th in the league and they have turned 39 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Twins pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs and also 234 total runs (6th in the league). LG has surrendered 463 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 210 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.43 this season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 383 hitters.

Hanwha has compiled 39 home runs on the season as well as 216 runs batted in. They have hit 73 two-baggers, while getting a free base 182 times as well as racking up 228 runs. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with an OBP of .344 and a batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .388 and they are earning 4.96 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 355 occasions (5th in KBO) and have 410 base hits.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a free base 260 times while fanning on 550 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .783. During the 2,034 at-bats in his baseball career, Noh has earned a batting average of .264 in addition to having 536 hits. He has accounted for 286 runs and has 334 runs batted in. He has homered 76 times, in addition to having 880 total bases and also a .433 slugging percentage.

Out of their 57 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 44 times and been caught 13 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). The Eagles have 430 assists, 35 errors and are sitting with 1,209 putouts for the year.

The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 272 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.61 (251 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 44 dingers and they concede 6.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.598 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.07 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 (352 strikeouts vs 182 walks). They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 462.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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