LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 3/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (0-3, 8th in KBO) host the LG Twins (2-1, 5th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

As a squad, the LG Twins are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have earned a total of 18 runs scored and hold an OBP of .380. The Twins have accrued 5 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 1 ball out of the park. They have accounted for 18 runs batted in and 40 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .284. LG is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 25 times, while getting the free base on 20 occasions.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Moon has slapped 27 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 167 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 1,354 times and has notched a base hit 336 times. Moon has accumulated a batting average of .288 for his time in baseball, with 167 runs scored and an OPS of .794. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .426 in addition to earning 498 bases. He has gone down on strikes 203 times and earned a walk on 153 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .368 on-base percentage.

The Twins have stolen 3 bags and have been thrown out 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%. The LG Twins have a total of 117 putouts on the year, in addition to 59 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 5th in KBO and have 8 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. Twins pitchers have allowed 3 home runs in addition to 15 runs (8th in the league). LG has conceded 31 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 14 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.23 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 26 hitters.

Kiwoom has accounted for 3 home runs over the course of the season as well as 11 runs batted in. They have recorded 3 two-baggers, while walking 9 times as well as scoring 12 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an on-base percentage of .290 in addition to a batting average of .206 for the year. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .343 and they tally 4.00 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 30 instances (5th in the league) and have 21 base knocks.

Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has recorded a walk 101 times while striking out on 237 plate appearances. He has accumulated 97 runs and also has 96 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .329 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .671. He has gone yard 17 times, as well as 268 total bases and a .342 slugging %. For the 783 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .229 and has racked up 179 base hits.

Out of their 7 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 7 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 1 double play and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 26 assists, 1 error and have a tally of 72 putouts so far this season.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 2.167 in addition to having a FIP of 8.63 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 0.75 (15 strikeouts vs 20 free passes). They come in at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 32. They have given up 5 home runs and they give up 8.63 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 23 runs on the season while having an ERA of 8.25 (22 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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