LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (13-12, 6th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, April 25, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (14-11, 3rd in KBO).
The Twins have compiled 44 doubles as a squad and have knocked 18 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 188 times, while being walked on 118 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are earning 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have earned 143 runs batted in as well as 273 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .291. They have earned 151 runs and have an on-base percentage of .371.
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Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his career, Park has hit 51 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 532 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .381 and he has totaled 1,961 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,886 times and has notched a hit 1,472 times. He has struck out 864 times and has walked on 512 occasions, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .286 in his time in baseball, in addition to 900 runs scored and an OPS of .733.
The LG Twins have accumulated 720 putouts on the campaign, as well as 241 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which is 6th in the league and have a total of 21 double plays. The Twins have swiped 23 bags and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 23.3%.
The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.54 so far this season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 213 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 22 home runs in addition to 137 runs in total (4th in the league). LG has allowed 256 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 121 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50.
Samsung has knocked in 27 home runs for the season in addition to 129 runs batted in. They have put up 44 two-baggers, while getting a free base 106 times as well as putting up 131 runs. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .353 as well as a team batting average of .267 so far this season. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .409 and they tally 5.04 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 210 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned a total of 242 hits.
David MacKinnon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. MacKinnon has earned a free base 434 times while going down on strikes on 534 chances. He has accumulated 481 runs and notched 420 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .397 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .829. He has gone deep 62 times, as well as 1,305 total bases and a .432 slugging %. Over the course of the 3,021 official at-bats in his professional career, MacKinnon has recorded a batting average of .305 with 920 base hits.
In their 40 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 28 times and been caught 12 times (30.0% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 22 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 237 assists, 11 errors and have a total of 710 putouts for the year.
The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.435 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.91 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 (177 strikeouts against 92 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 247. They have yielded 26 homers and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 129 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.80 (126 earned runs conceded).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG
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