LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (23-20, 5th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, May 19, 2024, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (18-25, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.2 runs/g, which is 6th in the league. They have earned a total of 235 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .370. The Twins have earned 69 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 32 balls out of the park. They have earned 220 RBI's as well as 432 hits this year, and their batting average is .282. LG is slugging .401 and have struck out 300 times, while drawing a walk on 209 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Hong has drilled 16 baseballs out of the park while driving in 244 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,724 times and got on base with a base hit 681 times. Hong has hit .308 for his time in baseball, with 435 scored runs and an OPS of .830. His slugging percentage is .401 and he has racked up 887 bases. He has struck out 428 times and has taken a walk on 406 occasions, which contributes in part to a .429 on-base percentage.

The Twins have swiped 50 bags and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 21.9%. The LG Twins have accumulated 1,203 putouts for the season, in addition to 425 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which is 8th in the league and have a total of 38 double plays.

The Twins have a team ERA of 4.24 on the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 359 batters. LG has conceded 430 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 189 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.49. Twins pitchers have given up 33 home runs and also 213 runs in total (7th in KBO).

KT has knocked in 44 HRs for the season in addition to 218 runs batted in. They have hit 63 doubles, while taking a walk 163 times and earning 236 runs. The KT Wiz have an on-base percentage of .351 as well as a batting average of .280 on the campaign. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .410 and they average 5.36 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 343 instances (2nd in KBO) and have 438 base hits.

Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Cheon has earned a walk 21 times while striking out on 55 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .340 and he holds a career OPS of .693. Over the course of the 292 at-bats in his baseball career, Cheon has hit .284 with 83 hits. He has accounted for 57 runs in addition to having earned 21 runs batted in. He has homered 1 times, with 103 total bases and a .353 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 393 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 1,162 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 64 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 54 times and been caught 10 times (15.6% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have conceded 267 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 5.91 (254 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 51 home runs and they allow 6.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.586 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.20 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.22 (337 strikeouts vs 152 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 462.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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