Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (52-33, 1st in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (41-50, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .344 and have struck out 715 times, while being walked on 329 occasions. They have 359 runs batted in in addition to 823 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .252. The Heroes have accumulated 148 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 39 balls out of the park. They have a total of 373 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in KBO.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 65 balls out of the park while driving in 515 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,946 times and has reached base with a hit 1,181 times. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .340 for his baseball career, in addition to 581 scored runs and an OPS of .898. His slugging percentage is .491 in addition to earning 1,706 bases. He has struck out 304 times and earned a walk on 383 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .407 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 2,546 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 933 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 83 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 70 bags and have been caught 23 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.7%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 3.86 for the year (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 672 batters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 48 home runs in addition to 405 total runs (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 854 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 364 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The LG Twins are sitting with a team OBP of .371 as well as a team batting average of .284 so far this season. They have struck out on 522 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 851 base hits. LG has hit 47 HRs on the season in addition to 446 RBIs. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .392 and they tally 5.40 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 149 doubles, while getting a free base 382 times and recording 470 runs.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has earned a free base 356 times while going down on strikes on 764 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .344 and he has a lifetime OPS of .783. During the 3,859 at-bats in his career, Dean has earned a batting average of .280 and has racked up 1,080 base hits. He has tallied 573 runs in addition to having earned 554 runs batted in. He has gone yard 108 times, with 1,695 bases in total and also a .439 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .975 (9th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 801 assists, 83 errors and have accumulated 2,371 putouts this season. In their 83 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 67 times and been caught 16 times (19.3% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a unit this season. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 753. The LG pitching staff have surrendered 376 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.66 (321 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (595 strikeouts against 306 bases on balls). They have conceded 42 homers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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