Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (57-35, 1st in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (41-57, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

The Heroes have earned 157 doubles as a unit and have hit 42 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .342 and have been called out on strikes 765 times, while getting the free base on 352 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 384 RBI's and 882 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .251. They are sitting with 400 runs while having a team OBP of .325.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has hit .295 for his career, with 471 scored runs and an OPS of .743. He has struck out 544 times and has been walked on 262 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 24 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 291 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .387 in addition to earning 1,071 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,077 times and has come through with a base hit 816 times.

The Heroes have swiped 83 bases and have been caught 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 24.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 2,728 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,007 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 5th in the league and have a total of 89 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 52 home runs in addition to 450 total runs (2nd in baseball). Kiwoom has relinquished 917 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 406 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 4.02 so far this year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 708 hitters.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they score 5.41 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 413 times and notching 509 runs. LG has compiled 52 HRs this season in addition to 479 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 556 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 911 base hits. The LG Twins have an OBP of .369 in addition to a team batting average of .282 on the year.

Chang-ki Hong is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Hong has recorded a free base 347 times while fanning on 377 attempts. His OBP comes in at .428 and he has a career OPS of .831. In the 1,889 at-bats in his career, Hong has recorded a batting average of .305 in addition to having 577 hits. He has compiled 371 runs and also has 209 runs batted in. He has homered 13 times, in addition to having 761 bases in total and a .403 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Twins have recorded 864 assists, 86 errors and have a total of 2,563 putouts so far this season. Out of their 94 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 75 times and been caught 19 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.332 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.00 (648 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 814. They have conceded 46 dingers and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The LG pitching staff have given up 400 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.61 (343 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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