LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (13-11, 6th in KBO) play the LG Twins (13-11, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

The Twins have accrued 44 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 18 balls out of the park. LG owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 178 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are notching 5.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have earned 140 RBI's and 268 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .295. They have earned a total of 148 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .375.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has recorded a batting average of .307 for his time in baseball, with 428 scored runs and an OPS of .828. He has gone down on strikes 418 times and has gotten a free base on 395 at-bats, contributing to a .428 OBP. In his career, Hong has slapped 16 balls out of the park while driving in 240 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .400 and he has a total of 865 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,661 times and has come through with a hit 664 times.

The Twins have stolen 23 bags and have been gunned down 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.3%. The LG Twins have earned a total of 699 putouts thus far, in addition to 239 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and they have turned 21 double plays.

The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.40 over the course of the season (4th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 209 hitters. Twins pitchers have relinquished 21 long balls and 130 total runs (5th in the league). LG has surrendered 246 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 114 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.49.

The Lions have a SLG% of .406 and they are earning 4.96 runs per game (9th in the league). They have hit 42 doubles, while getting a free base 103 times and scoring 124 runs. Samsung has hit 26 long balls this season as well as 122 RBIs. They have been rung up on 206 occasions (4th in baseball) and are sitting with 232 base hits. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .352 in addition to a team batting average of .265 over the course of the season.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In the 200 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has a batting average of .240 in addition to 48 base hits. He has gone yard 8 times, in addition to having 84 total bases and a .420 slugging %. Kim has recorded a walk 17 times while being called out on strikes on 69 occasions. He has recorded 24 runs and has 28 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .298 and he has a career OPS of .718.

The Samsung Lions have turned 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in the league). The Lions have 233 assists, 11 errors and have earned a total of 686 putouts for the season. In their 38 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 26 times and been caught 12 times (31.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.450 with a FIP of 4.96 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (167 strikeouts against 89 walks). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 242. They have surrendered 26 homers and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 126 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (123 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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