LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (44-43, 6th in KBO) play the LG Twins (57-35, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

LG has a slugging rate of .390 and have been rung up 556 times, while taking a walk on 413 occasions. They have accrued 479 RBI's as well as 911 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .282. The Twins have hit 159 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have 509 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .369. As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. For his career, Hong has drilled 13 balls out of the park while driving in 209 runs. His slugging percentage is .403 and he has a total of 761 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 2,330 times and came through with a base hit 577 times. He has gone down on strikes 377 times and has gotten a free base on 347 at-bats, which has contributed to a .428 OBP. Hong has compiled an average at the plate of .305 in his time in baseball, with 371 scored runs and an OPS of .831.

The Twins have swiped 75 bases and have been caught 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.2%. The LG Twins have accounted for 2,563 putouts on the campaign, as well as 864 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 9th in KBO and they have twisted 85 double plays.

The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.61 on the campaign (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 648 batters. LG has given up 814 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 343 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have surrendered 46 long balls and also 400 total runs (8th in baseball).

The Kia Tigers have earned an OBP of .338 and a batting average of .265 this season. They have been rung up on 617 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 807 base hits. Kia is sitting with 61 HRs this season as well as 396 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .378 and they average 4.79 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have notched 135 doubles, while walking 320 times and racking up 426 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has earned a free base 1,062 times while striking out on 1,303 attempts. He is sitting with 1,207 runs and also has 1,517 runs batted in. His on-base % is .401 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .932. He has hit the long ball 368 times, as well as 3,897 total bases and a .531 slugging %. For the 7,333 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 and has racked up 2,280 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Tigers have accrued 792 assists, 55 errors and have 2,368 putouts so far this season. Out of their 78 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 60 times and been caught 18 times (23.1% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 378 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.89 (341 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 48 long balls and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.427 with a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.72 (642 strikeouts against 374 free passes). They come in at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 752.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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