LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Austin Dean and the LG Twins (18-18, 6th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 10, 2024, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (11-22, 10th in KBO).
The Twins have hit 62 doubles as a team and have hit 28 balls out of the park. LG owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 262 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have 191 RBI's in addition to 375 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .287. They have accounted for 202 runs while holding a team OBP of .370.
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Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 127 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 612 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .450 and he has racked up 1,887 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 4,687 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,189 times. He has gone down on strikes 814 times and earned a walk on 401 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. Dean has recorded a batting average of .284 for his career in baseball, in addition to 631 scored runs and an OPS of .799.
The Twins have stolen 45 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.4%. The LG Twins have 1,014 putouts on the campaign, as well as 353 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 32 double plays.
The Twins hold a team earned run average of 4.50 so far this year (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 298 batters. LG has yielded 369 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 169 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51. Twins pitchers have yielded 31 home runs in addition to 190 total runs (6th in KBO).
The Giants hold a slugging % of .392 and they tally 4.38 runs per game (10th in KBO). They hit 61 two-baggers, while walking 100 times as well as putting up 149 runs. Lotte has tallied 23 home runs for the season as well as 138 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 272 instances (6th in baseball) and have a total of 322 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have accumulated a team OBP of .330 in addition to a batting average of .267 for the season.
Victor Reyes is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Reyes has tallied a free base 310 times while going down on strikes on 909 chances. He is sitting with 652 runs and notched 580 runs batted in. His on-base % is .336 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .742. He has gone deep 72 times, with 1,887 total bases and a .406 slugging percentage. For the 4,653 official at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has accrued an average at the plate of .290 with 1,351 base hits.
The Lotte Giants have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have 334 assists, 24 errors and have amassed 892 putouts so far this season. Of their 38 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 25 times and been caught 13 times (34.2% caught stealing percentage).
The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.592 in addition to having a FIP of 5.72 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 349. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 189 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.24 (173 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (250 strikeouts against 124 walks). They have conceded 36 dingers and they concede 5.72 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte
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