Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (19-11, 2nd in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (13-18, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 3.8 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have accumulated 117 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. The Heroes have tallied 47 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have recorded 110 runs batted in in addition to 263 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .242. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .334 and have been called out on strikes 238 times, while getting the free base on 104 occasions.

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Addison Russell is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Russell has slapped 5 baseballs over the fence while driving in 59 runs. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 387 times and has delivered with a hit 96 times. Russell is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 for his career in baseball, with 35 runs scored and an OPS of .706. His slugging percentage is .375 and he has totaled 132 bases. He has struck out 53 times and earned a walk on 29 occasions, which contributes in part to a .331 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 833 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 310 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them ranked 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 30 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 27 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.9%.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 3.64 this season (4th in the league), and they have rung up 221 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 13 home runs in addition to 127 total runs (7th in the league). Kiwoom has relinquished 282 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 112 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

LG has a total of 17 home runs so far this year to go along with 162 RBIs. They hit 52 doubles, while getting a free base 149 times and putting up 170 runs. The LG Twins have earned an OBP of .388 in addition to a team batting average of .296 on the campaign. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .408 and they are recording 5.67 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 177 occasions (9th in baseball) and have recorded 303 base hits.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has recorded a walk 465 times while striking out on 781 tries. He has amassed 817 runs and also has 478 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .353 and he also has a career OPS of .739. He has homered 48 times, as well as 1,801 total bases and also a .386 slugging %. For the 4,666 at-bats in his career, Park has an average at the plate of .287 in addition to 1,339 base knocks.

In their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 29 times and been caught 7 times (19.4% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .970 (9th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 280 assists, 34 errors and have earned 816 putouts for the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.316 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a squad for the year. They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 251. The LG pitching staff have given up 132 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.28 (99 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 (206 strikeouts against 107 bases on balls). They have yielded 13 dingers and they give up 4.37 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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