LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Bo Gyeong Moon and the LG Twins (68-43, 1st in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, September 9, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (56-50, 5th in KBO).

As a squad, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in KBO. They have accumulated 614 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .367. The Twins have hit 184 doubles as a unit and have smacked 72 balls out of the park. They have accrued 574 runs batted in and 1,104 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .284. LG owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 643 times, while drawing a walk on 473 occasions.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Moon has hit .285 for his career, in addition to 153 runs scored and an OPS of .786. He has gone down on strikes 196 times and has been walked on 145 occasions, contributing to a .366 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Moon has hit 25 balls over the fence while driving in 156 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .420 and he has racked up 459 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 1,270 times and came through with a base base hit 311 times.

The Twins have stolen 87 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.3%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 3,072 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,046 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which ranks 9th in the league and have 103 double plays.

The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.65 on the campaign (1st in KBO), and their staff has struck out 799 batters. LG has conceded 986 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 415 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have relinquished 59 home runs and also 481 total runs (8th in baseball).

Kia is sitting with 79 home runs on the year and 517 runs batted in. They have recorded 170 doubles, while taking a walk 385 times as well as putting up 555 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled an on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .274 on the year. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .393 and they average 5.14 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 729 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 1,019 hits.

Socrates Brito is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has drawn a walk 451 times while going down on strikes on 1,254 tries. He has a total of 882 runs and racked up 759 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .333 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .768. He has hit a home run 133 times, with 2,540 total bases and also a .435 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,845 at-bats in his baseball career, Brito has accumulated a batting average of .282 and has racked up 1,648 base hits.

In their 95 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 74 times and been caught 21 times (22.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have twisted 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Tigers have 976 assists, 80 errors and are sitting with 2,866 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.407 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a staff this season. They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 915. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 474 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (421 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (763 strikeouts vs 429 walks). They have conceded 64 homers and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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