LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, September 15, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (50-63, 8th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (70-47, 1st in KBO) on Friday, September 15, 2023.

As a team, the LG Twins are earning 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They are sitting with 660 runs and have an OBP of .368. The Twins have tallied 193 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 75 balls out of the park. They have accrued 613 RBI's as well as 1,166 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .285. LG has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been called out on strikes 672 times, while taking a walk on 500 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. For his career, Hong has hit 14 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 222 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 2,445 times and has delivered with a base knock 612 times. Hong has compiled an average at the plate of .308 for his baseball career, with 394 scored runs and an OPS of .835. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .405 and he has totaled 804 bases. He has struck out 384 times and has gotten a free base on 362 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .430 OBP.

The Twins have stolen 99 bags and have been thrown out 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.8%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 3,224 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,097 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which is 9th in the league and have a total of 107 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 on the season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 841 batters. LG has allowed 1,055 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 449 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Twins pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs and also 518 runs in total (9th in KBO).

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .241 this year. They have struck out on 974 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 984 base hits. Hanwha has knocked in 82 HRs for the year as well as 476 RBIs. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .350 and they have an average of 4.27 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have put up 177 doubles, while taking a walk 462 times as well as scoring 508 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In the 1,807 at-bats in his career, Noh has accumulated a batting average of .263 in addition to 476 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 67 times, with 786 bases in total and a .435 slugging percentage. Noh has drawn a walk 232 times while being called out on strikes on 496 attempts. He has accounted for 254 runs in addition to having earned 295 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .785.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 95 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (1st in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 1,152 assists, 84 errors and have earned a total of 3,239 putouts over the course of the season. In their 113 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 74 times and been caught 39 times (34.5% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.394 in addition to having a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,068. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 567 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (510 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 (872 strikeouts vs 436 walks). They have yielded 75 long balls and they surrender 4.73 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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