LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (18-18, 6th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 11, 2024, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (11-22, 10th in KBO).
The Twins have hit 62 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 28 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 262 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are scoring 5.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have earned 191 RBI's in addition to 375 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .287. They have racked up 202 runs and have an OBP of .370.
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Hae Min Park is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Park has hit .286 for his career, in addition to 906 scored runs and an OPS of .734. He has gone down on strikes 870 times and has walked on 515 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Park has hit 52 baseballs out of the park while driving in 539 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .382 in addition to having tallied 1,982 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,934 times and came through with a base base hit 1,487 times.
The Twins have swiped 45 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 22.4%. The LG Twins have accounted for 1,014 putouts for the season, in addition to 353 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which ranks 8th in KBO and have accumulated 32 double plays.
The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.50 for the year (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 298 batters. LG has surrendered 369 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 169 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.10 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Twins pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs and 190 total runs (6th in baseball).
The Lotte Giants have recorded an OBP of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .267 so far this season. They have struck out on 272 instances (6th in KBO) and are sitting with 322 hits. Lotte has compiled 23 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 138 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .392 and they are recording 4.38 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 61 doubles, while walking 100 times and earning 149 runs.
Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has earned a walk 562 times while fanning on 1,025 tries. His on-base % is .364 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .829. During the 6,181 at-bats in his pro career, Jeon has hit .300 in addition to having 1,856 hits. He has amassed 1,012 runs and also has 910 RBIs. He has gone yard 200 times, with 2,875 total bases and a .465 slugging percentage.
Out of their 38 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 25 times and been caught 13 times (34.2% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 34 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 334 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 892 putouts on the season.
The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.592 in addition to having a FIP of 5.72 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (250 strikeouts against 124 bases on balls). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 349. They have surrendered 36 homers and they relinquish 5.72 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 189 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.24 (173 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG
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