LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 10/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (56-81, 10th in KBO) host the LG Twins (83-51, 1st in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

As a unit, the LG Twins are recording 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in KBO. They have accumulated 740 runs while holding a team OBP of .365. The Twins have hit 218 doubles as a unit and have hit 88 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 689 RBI's and 1,308 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .282. LG has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 765 times, while being walked on 559 occasions.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Moon has slapped 27 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 166 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 1,323 times and also came through with a hit 331 times. Moon has accumulated a batting average of .290 in his time in baseball, in addition to 165 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .430 and he has totaled 491 bases. He has gone down on strikes 201 times and earned a walk on 149 occasions, which has contributed to a .370 OBP.

The Twins have swiped 111 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 20.7%. The LG Twins have a tally of 3,670 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,250 assists and 120 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .976 which is 9th in KBO and they have turned 120 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Twins pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and 576 runs (9th in the league). LG has given up 1,196 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 500 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.68 on the campaign (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 935 batters.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .353 and they earn 4.24 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have hit 216 doubles, while getting a free base 473 times as well as recording 593 runs. Kiwoom has accumulated 59 long balls for the season to go along with 563 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,071 occasions (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 1,291 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .262 this season.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 100 times while fanning on 231 plate appearances. He has accrued 94 runs in addition to having 90 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .330 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .666. He has homered 16 times, as well as 255 total bases and a .336 slugging percentage. For the 758 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .227 in addition to 172 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 120 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 1,379 assists, 109 errors and are sitting with 3,761 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 172 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 127 times and been caught 45 times (26.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.456 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.97 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 (942 strikeouts vs 517 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,308. They have surrendered 83 dingers and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 692 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.45 (619 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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