LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (8-4, 2nd in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (8-5, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

As a team, the LG Twins are notching 6.8 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have earned a total of 95 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .398. The Twins have accounted for 19 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 92 RBI's in addition to 155 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .308. LG has a slugging % of .431 and have been called out on strikes 87 times, while drawing a walk on 71 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his career, Dean has slapped 122 balls over the fence while driving in 600 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .447 and he has totaled 1,837 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,586 times and came through with a base base knock 1,163 times. He has been struck out 794 times and has been walked on 387 occasions, contributing to a .347 OBP. Dean has hit .283 for his time in baseball, in addition to 615 scored runs and an OPS of .795.

The LG Twins have earned a total of 390 putouts so far this season, as well as 134 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 4th in the league and have accumulated 12 double plays. The Twins have stolen 10 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.6%.

The Twins have an earned run average of 4.15 this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 113 hitters. LG has given up 131 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 60 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Twins pitchers have surrendered 11 long balls and also 65 runs (5th in KBO).

The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .356 in addition to a batting average of .291 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 65 occasions (10th in baseball) and have a total of 123 hits. Kia is sitting with 10 long balls on the season and 57 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .433 and they are scoring 4.92 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have put up 28 two-baggers, while getting a free base 39 times and earning 59 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has earned a walk 462 times while fanning on 1,278 tries. He has a total of 907 runs and notched 785 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .332 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .765. He has homered 137 times, with 2,610 total bases and also a .433 slugging percentage. During the 6,031 at-bats in his career, Brito has accumulated a batting average of .281 in addition to 1,696 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .963 (10th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 120 assists, 17 errors and have earned 318 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 11 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 8 times and been caught 3 times (27.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.330 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.84 (101 strikeouts vs 55 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 86. They have conceded 9 home runs and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 51 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.31 (39 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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