Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (57-35, 1st in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (41-57, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

The Heroes have tallied 157 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 42 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .342 and have been called out on strikes 765 times, while taking a walk on 352 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have accrued 384 runs batted in and 882 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .251. They have racked up 400 runs scored and hold an OBP of .325.

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Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 66 balls out of the park while knocking in 286 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 2,553 times and has delivered with a base knock 608 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .274 for his baseball career, in addition to 318 runs scored and an OPS of .779. His career slugging percentage is .424 and he has a total of 943 bases. He has struck out 460 times and has been walked on 227 occasions, which contributes in part to a .355 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 2,728 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,007 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and they have twisted 89 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Heroes pitchers have given up 52 long balls and 450 total runs (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has relinquished 917 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 406 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 4.02 on the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 708 hitters.

The LG Twins have compiled an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .282 on the year. They have struck out on 556 instances (10th in the league) and have 911 hits. LG has hit 52 home runs on the year and 479 runs batted in. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .390 and they earn 5.41 runs per outing (1st in KBO). They have hit 159 two-baggers, while getting a free base 413 times as well as racking up 509 runs.

Hae Min Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Park has recorded a walk 491 times while being called out on strikes on 809 attempts. He has a total of 860 runs and also has 499 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .354 and he has a career OPS of .738. He has hit a home run 48 times, with 1,876 total bases and a .384 slugging %. In the 4,886 at-bats in his professional career, Park has recorded a batting average of .287 in addition to having 1,404 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Twins have racked up 864 assists, 86 errors and have a tally of 2,563 putouts this year. Out of their 94 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 19 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.332 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 814. The LG pitching staff have yielded 400 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.61 (343 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (648 strikeouts against 324 bases on balls). They have yielded 46 HR's and they give up 4.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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