LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers
Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: SBS SPORTS
Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (57-51, 5th in KBO) host the LG Twins (69-44, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
The Twins have hit 187 doubles as a team and have knocked 74 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 653 times, while being walked on 477 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have amassed 587 runs batted in and 1,126 hits on the season, and their batting average sits at .284. They have earned 628 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .367.
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Hae Min Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. For his professional baseball career, Park has slapped 49 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 508 runs. For his career, he came to the plate 5,663 times and came through with a base base hit 1,424 times. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 for his career, with 869 scored runs and an OPS of .737. His slugging percentage is .383 and he has a total of 1,900 bases. He has gone down on strikes 820 times and earned a walk on 495 occasions, which has contributed to a .354 OBP.
The Twins have swiped 87 bases and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.3%. The LG Twins have a tally of 3,125 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,063 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 9th in KBO and have accumulated 105 double plays.
The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.66 on the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has struck out 817 hitters. Twins pitchers have allowed 59 home runs and 489 runs in total (8th in the league). LG has allowed 1,005 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 423 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.
Kia has tallied 81 home runs for the season in addition to 524 RBIs. They have put up 172 doubles, while getting a free base 391 times and earning 562 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .274 on the year. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .393 and they earn 5.11 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been rung up on 741 occasions (9th in KBO) and have a total of 1,038 base hits.
Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a free base 223 times while going down on strikes on 417 chances. His on-base percentage is .313 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .628. During the 2,491 at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .252 with 628 hits. He has compiled 341 runs in addition to having earned 244 runs batted in. He has homered 13 times, in addition to having 784 total bases and a .315 slugging %.
Of their 97 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 75 times and been caught 22 times (22.7% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have twisted 100 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 994 assists, 82 errors and have 2,917 putouts this season.
The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.398 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.80 (778 strikeouts against 432 free passes). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 927. They have conceded 65 dingers and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 478 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (424 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia
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