Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (41-57, 9th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, August 11, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (57-35, 1st in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have racked up 400 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .325. The Heroes have tallied 157 doubles as a team and have hit 42 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 384 runs batted in and 882 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .251. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .342 and have been called out on strikes 765 times, while being walked on 352 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .340 in his time in baseball, with 581 scored runs and an OPS of .898. He has been struck out 304 times and has been walked on 383 occasions, contributing to a .407 on-base percentage. In his career, Lee has hit 65 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 515 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .491 in addition to earning 1,706 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 3,946 times and came through with a base base hit 1,181 times.

The Heroes have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 27 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 2,728 putouts this year, in addition to 1,007 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 5th in the league and they have turned 89 double plays.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 4.02 for the season (5th in the league), and they have rung up 708 batters. Heroes pitchers have yielded 52 long balls and 450 total runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 917 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 406 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37.

The LG Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .369 and a team batting average of .282 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 556 occasions (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 911 hits. LG is sitting with 52 HRs this year and 479 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .390 and they are earning 5.41 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have 159 doubles, while taking a walk 413 times as well as earning 509 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Dean has tallied a walk 360 times while striking out on 767 chances. His OBP comes in at .344 and he also has a career OPS of .783. In the 3,884 official at-bats in his pro career, Dean has earned a batting average of .280 in addition to 1,087 hits. He has compiled 577 runs in addition to having earned 557 RBIs. He has homered 109 times, as well as 1,706 total bases and also a .439 slugging %.

The LG Twins have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 864 assists, 86 errors and have 2,563 putouts so far this season. Out of their 94 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 19 times (20.2% caught stealing rate).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.332 with a FIP of 4.21 as a team on the campaign. They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 814. The LG pitching staff have given up 400 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.61 (343 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 (648 strikeouts against 324 bases on balls). They have allowed 46 dingers and they relinquish 4.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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