Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (10-10, 6th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (4-15, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

The Giants have tallied 22 doubles as a squad and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .326 and have struck out 162 times, while getting the free base on 58 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 3.5 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have amassed 62 runs batted in in addition to 160 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. They have earned 66 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Yoon has slapped 3 balls out of the park while driving in 49 runs. His slugging percentage is .342 and he has a total of 159 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 511 times and has delivered a base hit 126 times. He has gone down on strikes 88 times and has walked on 37 at-bats, which has contributed to a .322 OBP. Yoon has compiled an average at the plate of .271 for his career in baseball, in addition to 55 scored runs and an OPS of .664.

The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 498 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 185 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which puts them in 7th in the league and they have turned 17 double plays. The Giants have stolen 16 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 42.9%.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.37 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and they have struck out 148 hitters. Giants pitchers have conceded 19 home runs and 109 runs in total (4th in the league). Lotte has allowed 199 base hits (10.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 99 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.66.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .400 and they are recording 5.76 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They hit 30 two-baggers, while walking 98 times as well as putting up 121 runs. LG has hit 14 long balls so far this season to go along with 113 runs batted in. They have struck out on 140 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 223 hits. The LG Twins hold an on-base percentage of .382 and a team batting average of .299 over the course of the season.

Chang-ki Hong is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Hong has recorded a free base 389 times while going down on strikes on 414 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .429 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .831. During the 2,144 at-bats in his career, Hong has hit .308 and has racked up 661 base hits. He has accounted for 426 runs and has 239 RBIs. He has gone deep 16 times, in addition to having 862 bases in total and also a .402 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 17 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (4th in Korean baseball). The Twins have 186 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 564 putouts so far this season. Of their 22 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 17 times and been caught 5 times (22.7% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.489 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a team for the year. They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 194. The LG pitching staff have surrendered 102 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (91 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.95 (168 strikeouts vs 86 free passes). They have surrendered 15 home runs and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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